128gb USB but Error

[Resevdog]

I use a Samsung 128gb 3.1 usb thumb drive, formatted properly, etc., yet I get a persistent error notification saying I should use a drive with minimum of 64gb. I've tried wiping the partition, confirming drive space, reformatting, everything I can think of including rebooting car yet it keeps coming up with that error every time I plug it in. Anyone have any idea what is going on?

 

[MrBadger]

How did you confirm drive space? The only reliable way to check for a fake drive (one where usable capacity does not match as sold capacity) is to use a utility that writes to the drive and reads the data back. I use one of the features of RMPrepUSB to do this.

 

[Resevdog]

I used windows drive partitioning tool, did a full write reformat and repartition. All came back ok. But I'll try that utility as well. Thanks.

 

[Phlier]

Tesla firmware updates often cause disk corruption on my 1tb Samsung SSD. I believe this is because the drive isn’t being correctly unmounted prior to the car’s computer restarting numerous times during the update.

Connecting the SSD to a computer and allowing Windows to automatically fix the errors on the drive usually solves the problem.

I’ve gotten in the habit of manually dismounting the drive (hold the camera icon briefly until it flashes briefly), then unplugging the SSD prior to running the firmware update. I haven’t had any SSD problems since I started doing this.