Hiya. how come certain files dont copy to my san disk cruzer slice? there comes a message saying 'type of file error' and it tells me to skip.please help me out as i need to back up some files.thaks

Open a command prompt and remove all file bits.Windows Button > type CMD and press enter.

• CD <drive letter:\> press enter
• attrib -R -A -H -S <file path\file name>

This will clear the read-only bit, archive, system and hidden bits.


Also right click the file and go to security and make sure you have write permission to the file.


Also verify this flash drive doesn't have a physical write protect switch

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Copy all the files from it to your 'C:' drive, and burn the files to one DVD-recordable disk.
Then, responsibly recycle the SanDisk, and spend $10 to buy a new flash-drive.
Copy the files from the 'C:' drive, or the DVD disk onto the new flash-drive.
Keep multiple copies of your files, just in case this "new" flash-drive also "fails".

make a folder on your C: drive, name it what ever (San4) stick the San Disk in your usb port. get up my computer, find the San Disk, right click on it, on the open menu find "copy" and click on it. then get up your C: drive, find the folder you made (San4) right click on the folder and select "Paste" from the menu and every thing on the San Disk will be copied to a file called San4 on your "C" drive

Locate the drive in my computer, right click on it and select format, you can use the quick option and choose the type (FAT32, NTFS, ....).
Let us know how it goes?

Move a few files to a different location. I said move not copy.

A SanDisk Cruzer Mini is a memory stick, like a modern floppy disk. Plug it into a USB port (a thin rectangular hole) - it may be at the back of your computer. Your computer should then recognise it and you can copy files onto it.

I would suggest copy the file ot yoru desktop and open it from your desktop.

Try using Windows Explorer to copy them. I'll try to help you out.

When you plug the drive in and a window pops up, select "Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer". If they show up in the right pane as thumbnails, select View>Details from the menu at the top.

Left click the top picture, then scroll all the way down to the bottom. Press and hold the <Shift> key, then left click the last picture in the list. This should highlight all the files.

Right click on any of the pics, then go down to "Send to...". This opens several choices, but you probably should choose "My Documents". This will copy all of your pics into your My Documents folder.

Once you get them there you can move them to your My Pictures folder in much the same way.

Try your sandisk to other computer and if appearing same problems may it comes to conclusion that it was damage. maybe some circuit of your sand disk is damage or maybe your files cannot be access anymore but and most probably u can use your san disk if you goes to formatting.