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Select Low Level Format if the drive shows 0 bytes or is completely unresponsive. Select High Level Format if you are only attempting to remove write protection on a drive that still reads data.

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If the software fails to repair the drive after several attempts, the physical NAND memory may be physically damaged, making the drive irreparable. Select Low Level Format if the drive shows

⚠️ This tool is for advanced users. It will permanently erase all data . Use only on USB drives you are willing to lose. If the software fails to repair the drive

Before downloading any software, you must verify your controller ID. Using the wrong software will permanently kill your drive.

Unlike standard high-level formatting, low-level formatting performed by the FC1178BC tool performs a complete factory initialization of the NAND flash, scanning for bad blocks and rebuilding the FTL from scratch. This process can revive drives that have been corrupted by improper removal, firmware corruption, or failed formatting attempts

The process can take anywhere from depending on the capacity of the drive and the complexity of the repair. A full low-level format on a 64GB drive can take over three hours.