Subj : Re: TF cards v MicroSD
To   : Theo
From : Jay Harris
Date : Thu Jun 06 2024 12:50:54

On 22 May 2024, Theo said the following...
 
 Th> I'm not sure Raspi-imager will notice the card is fake.  It'll write the
 Th> 1-4GB image it has to the card, and if the card has let's say an 8GB real
 Th> capacity then everything will go fine and it'll verify correctly.  But as
 Th> soon as you start using more of the card beyond the first 8GB - eg the
 Th> first time boot which resizes the partition to use the whole card - then
 Th> it'll start silently overwriting the OS.

There's a free utility for Windows that GRC published called ValiDrive that can help detect fake cards/usb sticks/drives, etc:

https://www.grc.com/validrive.htm


Jay

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