Error 0x80071AC3 when writing on a flash drive

Method 1: Check flash drive connection with port

Often the error in question occurs due to the poor contact of the USB carrier with the corresponding connector, so the first to check the quality of the connection.

1. If there are several YUSB ports on your computer, try connecting a flash drive to another. It is desirable not to use extension cords or hubs.
2. Owners of desktop PCs are worth connecting the media not through the front panel, but to make a direct connection to connectors on the motherboard, which are usually located at the back.
3. We also advise you to check the condition of the connector on the flash drive and the computer: it is possible that pollution or damage is interferent with normal contact.

If these actions did not help solve the problem, go to the following methods.

Method 2: Check flash drives for errors

The main reason for the failure under consideration is the problems with the media file system, which arise, for example, when it is incorrect from the computer. In such a situation, check the disk for errors and make them correction.

Option 2: CHKDSK tool

The tool built into the "Explorer" may not be available for one or another reasons or simply not to have a positive impact. In such a situation, check the disk check will help the Console Utility CHKDSK.

1. Open the "Command Line" on behalf of the administrator - for example, through "Search": Enter the CMD query or the command line, click on the result and select the appropriate option.

   

   Method 3: Disable ReadyBoost

   Sometimes the error in question brings the READYBOOST function, which uses the flash drive memory as an extension for RAM. Consequently, to troubleshoot this option, you need to turn off.

   Method 4: removal of flash drive drivers

   The reason for the appearance of an error 0x80071AC3 can be the problems with the carrier drivers. You can reinstall them by removing the device through the appropriate snap.

   1. Run the "Device Manager" by one of the available ways - in Windows 10 it is easiest to click on the PCM on the taskbar and select the sequential menu item.

      Read more: Open the Device Manager in Windows 7 and Windows 10

   

   2. After starting the snap, expand the category "USB Controllers".

   

   3. Find your USB flash drive in it (usually it is designated as a "USB storage device"), select it, press PCM and select "Delete the device".

      

      Confirm the operation.

   

   4. After removing the device, disconnect it from the computer and reboot. When the operating system is running, connect the USB flash drive and wait until it is recognized, and Windows will find and install the appropriate drivers.

   This option, unfortunately, is also not a panacea, and in some situations will not give anything.

   Method 5: disk formatting

   If none of the above methods helped, you can use a radical solution in the format of a problem drive. It goes without saying that all information on it will be deleted, so if possible, make a backup before the start of the procedure.

   Read more: How to format the USB flash drive in FAT32 and NTFS

   If the error manifests itself and when you try to copy data from a flash drive, you can try to recover files after full formatting.

   Read more: Instructions for restoring remote files on a flash drive

   

   Method 6: Troubleshooting hardware with flash drive

   The most rare, but also the most unpleasant version of the appearance of an error with the code 0x80071AC3 is to hardware faults of the device - for example, the firmware of the microcontroller fee. In some cases, this problem can be eliminated independently - on our site there are instructions for restoring flash drives of popular manufacturers.

   Read more: Restoration of the TRANSCEND flash drives, Kingston, Silicon Power, Sandisk, A-Data, Verbatim