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There are tools out there that let you reconfigure the flash controller to have less overprovisioning. You're losing reliability this way of course, but if you want to get exactly 16'000'000'000 bytes out of the stick there are ways to accomplish this.


Do you know tools to change the amount of SLC in a modern NVMe? A part of the MLC is often configured as SLC, and used for caching. I'd like to set up drives to be 100% SLC, even if it divides the usable storage by say 4 for QLC


sorry, I haven't had the chance to play around a lot with NVMe disks yet. Let us know if you find out something!


Which one would you recommend?


it really depends on the type of controller chip that is used in the USB stick. I have used MPALL in the past, for Phison chips.

Here is a list: http://thehowto.wikidot.com/flash-drive-recovery

Downloading the actual tools requires searching around russian and/or chinese forums though, so you should take appropriate care...




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