Do not disconnect the drive or turn off the computer during this process.

Scanning the flash memory for physical defects and remapping the storage to bypass them. Usage Risks and Considerations

The progress bar will cycle through various stages: Checking Flash, Erasing, Writing, and Verifying .

The drive shows incorrect storage capacity (e.g., a 16GB drive shows as 1GB or 2MB).

: It is most frequently used to fix "Write Protected" errors or drives that are no longer recognized by Windows but still appear as a generic "Phison" device in Device Manager.