[SOLVED] Can't remove files on USB flashdrive

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[root@archlight disk-10]# rm -R ./*
rm: cannot remove `./\002}.\3536\352': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./\r\nsyslin.UX': Input/output error
rm: cannot remove `./\016(~f?\002\262M.?f\241': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./\020.f\275?': Input/output error
rm: cannot remove `./ -.S': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./2007.11.20_12.35.bld': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./?\002?>%l4y': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./?t\t?\016?\a.?\020?': Input/output error
rm: cannot remove `./P701L.gz': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./blockcount.dat': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./ldlinux.sys': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./syslinux.cfg': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./user_start.dat': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `./\353?EIt\ffB.f9\024': Input/output error
[root@archlight disk-10]# ls
ls: cannot access
syslin.UX: Input/output error
ls: cannot access �?EIt
                      fB.f9: Input/output error
ls: cannot access ?t        ??.??: I┼⎻┤├/⎺┤├⎻┤├ ␊⎼⎼⎺⎼
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Something is wrong with USB drive. Remount it and execute ls command again. Check same USB drive in other machine too.

Remounting or using another computer doesn't fix it. I tried formating the drive, but the files remain. I can still place files on the drive, but it is hard to work with them since certain commands cause the terminal to freak out.

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I tried formating the drive, but the files remain.

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Thats really weird. Formatting disk should remove everything.
Plug-in Drive again in Linux Machine and execute this

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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb

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Make sure to use correct device name ( /dev/sdb ) else it will wipe your other disk. Check the output of fdisk -l command to check device name assigned to USB drive.

Above command will wipe drive and you have to create new partition(s). You can use any Partition Manager to do that. You must have root privileges to execute above command.

If you have any confusion regarding device name, post the output of fdisk -l command here.

Thanks, that cleared everything up. :D

Glad to help you ! :)
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