Solution For Error 0×80070052 on USB Thumbdrive, Flash Drive And SD Card

Ever had a problem with copying and creating new files into your memory card due to Error 0×80070052? This could be a windows file system error where the memory card or thumbdrive is formatted in FAT format instead of FAT32 or NTFS. FAT file system only supports a limited number of files that can be saved in the root directory.

Problem:

Not able to copy new files to your USB thumbdrive, flash drive or SD card.
Not able to create new folder or file.
Low disk space or limited storage space.

Solutions you’ve tried but failed to rectify the problem:

Transfered all the files to your computer, formated the USB thumbdrive, flash drive and SD Card, and transfered the file back to the USB drive or memory card.
Executed scan disk for bad sector.
Scanned for possible virus or worm but failed to detect any.

Solution 1:

Backup your files
Format your thumbdrive to FAT32 or NTFS
Move your files back to your thumbdrive.

Solution 2:

Reduce the number of files in your root directory, move these files to a pre-existing folder, voila – problem solved! Now you are able to copy and create new files in your thumbdrive.

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