USB MBR Damaged

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You can try getting it fixed with TestDisk. It worked for me. Here is what I did to get it done.

First, you need to download TestDisk, and run it. Connect the USB Drive and select Analyse disk. Select Rebuild MBR, and Write Boot

Another thing you can try to fix the MBR:

Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo apt-get install mbr
fdisk -l to find out which device is your flash drive
install-mbr /dev/sdx (replacing x with your flash device)

Source:Pen Drive Linux

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Wahaj Javed
    Wahaj Javed over 1 year

    I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on usb as live CD . I accidently removed the usb while the computer was running and after then i couldn't boot from USB. Tried other linux versions too nothing helped. IS there a way to fix the MBR of USB.

  • Cosmin Saveanu
    Cosmin Saveanu about 2 years
    TestDisk did not work in my case (could not write to a faulty USB disk). However, installing the mbr, as advised, worked and allowed recovery of the unusable disk.