I think I bricked my USB Key Key

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ceiphr
 
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I think I bricked my USB Key Key

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I ordered it Sunday, it came today (Order 2963917).

The first thing I wanted to do with it before adding it to my keychain was formatting it as a Linux file system with LUKS disk encryption. The first time I did this, for whatever reason, it wasn't recognizing my password when trying to decrypt.

So, I reformatted it again. My formatting tool started to hang and told me it failed to format.

Now, when I plug the flash drive into any device, it isn't detected. Not just in the file system, it isn't detected in partitioning tools such as gparted as well.

I've plugged it into Windows/macOS/Linux devices with the same issue each time. I feel bad, I've only had the device for like a few minutes, and it's already bricked. :(

What should I do? Oh, also happy thanksgiving!

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Re: I think I bricked my USB Key Key

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Does the raw device show up when using:

Windows --> Disk Management
MacOS --> Disk Utility

Gparted usually has a drop down so you can see USB devices. It treats removable devices a little different .

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