: Using MpTools to reset or flash firmware will permanently erase all data on the drive. It should never be used if data recovery is the primary goal.
For the average user, this tool is the last line of defense against a seemingly dead flash drive. It can revive drives that Windows refuses to recognize, fix write-protection errors, restore full capacity, and even wipe bad sectors. fc1178bc mptools
After successfully running MPTools (which takes ~15 minutes for 64GB of TLC NAND), do not trust the drive. Run h2testw twice. The first pass will pass. The second pass will often reveal "new" bad blocks that the FC1178BC's lazy scanning missed. Run MPTools a second time with a higher ECC allowance (5 bits) to quarantine those stragglers. : Using MpTools to reset or flash firmware