Here we have listed 4 that will help you identify fake size drives:įor several years, H2testw has been known as THE tool for checking memory based flash drives to see if they are the correct capacity. Luckily enough, some good software developers have seen the rise of this challenge and have developed tools to help you identify if a drive is smaller than what was advertised and is, therefore, likely to be counterfeit. The drive may even be reported as the right size in windows.īut the most effective way to check for counterfeit drives is by using software’s.
One way is making sure the serial or code number on the drive is legitimate (it’s hard to tell for this method), another is making sure the drive is the size advertised because most fake drives have a lower real capacity than listed by using smaller and much cheaper memory chips. There are different ways of identifying if a Flash Drive is fake or not. This is why it’s a good idea to check any flash device you purchase to make sure it’s not fake. I know how irritating it gets to hear this saying in town over and over again.Ĭounterfeit USB flash drives seem to be the most common though, there are so many different types, capacities and speeds that it’s easy to hide them among all the real products. If you live in Ghana, you probably might have heard the saying “Pen Drive, Memory Card Promotion”. Devices such as USB flash drives, SD/CF, cards and even SSD drives have been affected by this problem drastically. In recent, years one area has become more predisposed to this than any other, and that is flash memory storage. The issue is that, there are lots of fake and counterfeit products around and the world of electronics and many brands are trying their best to fight that. Have you ever had the experience of buying a flash drive to use in storing your files just to know that the size of the drive wasn’t actually what was written on it? What about fake brands and Chinese brands that try’s to impersonate original brands, how can you tell if the flash drive you have is genuine of fake?
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