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This was really odd, I haven't found anything like this on the web.

I tried to create a bootable microSD card with PNY microSD USB card reader using Rufus 2.2. It was set to check the device for bad blocks. After maybe 30 minutes Rufus stopped midway saying that there are around ~230 bad blocks. Everything of course stopped. Since that any computer "does not feel" at all my PNY card reader.

I checked the card is OK but the card reader with any card on any PC does not show up in any place. Is there any hope to revive it?

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Card readers, USB dongle's, etc.. can all go bad. Especially depending on the type and/or quality. In my own experience, microSD card to USB adapters, by far, are the most finicky. I've gone through three different microSD to USB adapters over the years and countless dongles. It's a good thing they are not too expensive.

Again however, Rufus didn't kill anything. It's simply coincidence that the dongle was going bad and Rufus detected errors because it couldn't read the card. To answer your question. No. Based on your description of symptoms there is not a way to 'revive' it.

Unless on the off chance something burned out (I've had dongles burn out and pop after being plugged into USB 3.0) and you're into Micro soldering. In which case you would already be doing rather than posting here or better yet, realize that it wouldn't be worth it.

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