Cannot Write to USB Stick

I can copy from USB sticks but cannot write to USB stick.
I have tried various USB sticks to ensure I wasn't using an old stick or a damaged stick but nothing works.
I have tried formatting the sticks differently, i.e. FAT32, Mac OS Extended etc but still doesn't work.
The files I am trying to copy are only 200KB onto an empty, newly formatted 16GB stick.
I have checked and permissions for the stick is Read/Write.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.

Does nobody read OP anymore? USB had the Arch installer on it, which involves some non-standard partitioning.
@radoslav192
Manually re-partition your thumb drive with fdisk, etc., then format the partition.
Edit: had to remove the log from my eye.
Last edited by alphaniner (2014-03-04 19:33:12)

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