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  • Go to the Other Setting tab.
  • Go to the Erase All tab.
  • Click OK.
  • In the main window, click Start (Space Bar).
  • Wait for it to finish (it will show a blue or green bar).

    • Sometimes the "memory bar full" error is a symptom of dying NAND. If after reflashing with MPTool the drive still shows the error, or if the capacity reported is wrong (e.g., 8MB instead of 64GB), the NAND chips have likely failed.

    Signs of terminal failure:

    In this case, the only solution is to replace the drive. However, the SM3280AA controller itself may be salvageable if you have the equipment to desolder the old NAND and solder on new chips – a task for data recovery professionals. sm3280aa memory bar full

    Before any formatting or repair, try to recover your data.

    Method A: Read-Only Recovery Software Use tools like R-Studio, GetDataBack, or DMDE. Configure the tool to open the drive in read-only mode. Do not let it rebuild structures on the drive. Copy all recoverable files to a healthy HDD or SSD. Go to the Other Setting tab

    Method B: Linux ddrescue If Windows chokes on the drive, boot into a Linux live USB. Use ddrescue to clone the drive sector-by-sector to an image file. This bypasses the logical error and captures raw NAND data.

    sudo ddrescue -f -r3 /dev/sdX /home/user/backup.img /home/user/logfile.log

    (Replace /dev/sdX with your actual drive identifier.) Go to the Erase All tab

    If the drive is completely bricked and software fails:

  • Start the mass production. Click "Start" or "Space Start." The process will:
  • On completion (green "OK" icon), unplug and replug the drive. The error should be gone.