Gigastone 64GB Classic Capless USB 2.0 Flash Drive (GS-Z64GCNBL-R)

While the flash drive I received was the 64 GB as advertised, it caused my files to be encrypted and permanently damaged for no reason after just a few months of use. I had only filled 2 GB of the 64 GB when this happened. I’m really disappointed because I bought it after a friend had recommended the brand for its quality. I lost my entire thesis project because of the poor quality. I would 10 out of 10 not recommend.

I got a Gigastone 64GB flash drive and lightly used for less than a year, basically for backing up the files from my PC. It became unreadable all of sudden with no reason, and I confirmed by trying it on multiple PCs. I have to use data recovery tool to retrieve some files in it.Very poor quality. This is the only one that became completely unreadable among all flash drives I have used.

First of all, this drive is only 62GB. Second, the drive does not conform to the standard so Unix based operating systems such as FreeBSD and Linux will not work with it. They see the hardware ID when you plug it in, but that's as far as they get. You cannot access the data. Total piece of crap. Avoid at all costs. If you need a flash drive, then get one made by SanDisk. You will pay more, but they work with Unix based operating systems.