diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/depau/etchdroid/exceptions/UsbWriteException.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/depau/etchdroid/exceptions/UsbWriteException.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d79681e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/depau/etchdroid/exceptions/UsbWriteException.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package eu.depau.etchdroid.exceptions
+
+import eu.depau.etchdroid.kotlin_exts.toHRSize
+import java.io.IOException
+
+class UsbWriteException(offset: Long, writtenBytes: Long, exc: Exception) : IOException(
+        "Write failed at block $offset, ${writtenBytes.toHRSize()} written. Error: $exc", exc
+)
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/depau/etchdroid/services/UsbApiWriteService.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/depau/etchdroid/services/UsbApiWriteService.kt
index cb3b091..ca2438f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/depau/etchdroid/services/UsbApiWriteService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/depau/etchdroid/services/UsbApiWriteService.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.hardware.usb.UsbDevice
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.util.Log
 import com.github.mjdev.libaums.UsbMassStorageDevice
+import eu.depau.etchdroid.exceptions.UsbWriteException
 import eu.depau.etchdroid.kotlin_exts.getFileName
 import eu.depau.etchdroid.kotlin_exts.name
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream
@@ -69,7 +70,11 @@ abstract class UsbApiWriteService(name: String) : UsbWriteService(name) {
             byteBuffer.limit(readBlocksBytes)
 
             // Write the buffer to the device
-            blockDev.write(offset, byteBuffer)
+            try {
+                blockDev.write(offset, byteBuffer)
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                throw UsbWriteException(offset, writtenBytes, e)
+            }
             offset += (readBlocksBytes) / blockDev.blockSize
             writtenBytes += readBlocksBytes