I/O Device Error USB Pen Drive Fixings - 4 Free Ways

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How to fix/format IO device error pen/USB drive when PC says that the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error on flash stick and prevents you from accessing the pen stick drive?

Here are three free methods that you may use freeware to fix the i/o device error on Windows 10/7 or any Windows computer.

Solution 1 - Fixing i/o Device by remove attribute readonly - efficient

This method is to remove readonly attribute from your flash drive and you can follow it with the following steps.

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Solution 2 - Fixing i/o Device Error on Windows 11/10/8/7 by Changing Drive Letter

Step1: connect your usb pen drive to the computer, right click “my computer”, click “manage “option

Change drive letter step 1

Step 2: you can see an unknown device in the drive list, right click it and choose to update drive software.

Change drive letter step2

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Change drive letter step4

If this one does not work for you, try solution 2.

Solution 2 - Repair Pen Drive Error by Freeware Error-Checking

This is a Windows built in usb repair tool that you may start using it directly by the following ways to get it repaired under its Properties.

'This PC' -> Right click your pen drive -> Properties -> Tools -> Check, and the error checking function would start a window to let your repair your drive for free.

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Solution 3 - Repair usb io device error using chkdsk cmd

Cmd chkdsk to repair io device error on usb

• Start cmd from run
• Type chkdsk h:/f when h is the drive letter that you need to replace it with your own flash drive volume letter.

Also read: external hard drive unknown io device error

How to Repair/Open Pen Drive IO Device Error without Formatting

You want to look for a safe way to open your pen stick that says the request could not be performed because of an IO device error without touching any file?

Answer: Use iCare Data Recovery Pro to open access the IO error pen stick and get back every single file you need.

iCare Recovery Pro Free Edition is a pen drive recovery tool, which has the ability to deep scan any USB memory stick when it is unable to be formatted/opened due to IO device error. Therefore, you can use it to get back what you need before performing any other operation to repair the problem.

Conclusion - Repair/Format USB Flash Drive Input/Out Error

To fix/format a USB flash drive that shows input/out error, you can do following things:

1. Open Disk Management on PC and assign a different drive letter to the USB drive
2. Run CMD and type chkdsk h:/f (replace h: with the drive letter of the USB) to check and repair error in the USB flash drive
3. Run diskpart to format USB
4. Use a flash drive mass production tool to fix the pen drive
5. Or you may use 8 free usb drive repair tools to fix the damaged usb

More solutions to fix the error? -> How to fix IO device error>> or Recover files from pen drive

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Last updated on Nov 28, 2023

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