USB Storage Problem

[Wadu436]

Hi Everyone
So I have an USB, and i would like to make it my Windows Backup drive (for if i ever for any reason ruin my or a relatives Windows installation, i can reinstall off it), but the USB has some problems

So it's an 8 Gb usb, but it says that only 3.1Gb is avaible, even though nothing is on the drive. ( It's file system is Fat32.

 

[BuntzenB]

Do a diskpart. Just be careful that you select the correct drive letter. 

 

 

Open Command Prompt

Type "diskpart" (without quotes) then hit enter.

Type "list disk" (without quotes) and press enter to see a list of drives connected. Type "select disk=x" (without quotes). Replace "x" with the drive's disk letter. Hit enter.

Type "list partition" (without quotes) and press enter to see a list of the drive's paritions. Type "select partition=x" (without quotes) and press "Enter." ("X" is the partition you wish to select.)

Type "delete partition" (without quotes) and press enter to delete the partition that is currently selected. Once you have deleted it then type exit and hit enter.

[Wadu436]

 

Do a diskpart. Just be careful that you select the correct drive letter. 

 

 

Open Command Prompt

Type "diskpart" (without quotes) then hit enter.

Type "list disk" (without quotes) and press enter to see a list of drives connected. Type "select disk=x" (without quotes). Replace "x" with the drive's disk letter. Hit enter.

Type "list partition" (without quotes) and press enter to see a list of the drive's paritions. Type "select partition=x" (without quotes) and press "Enter." ("X" is the partition you wish to select.)

Type "delete partition" (without quotes) and press enter to delete the partition that is currently selected. Once you have deleted it then type exit and hit enter.

 

Is this right? http://puu.sh/de9QW/356c1532a9.png (wanna double check before i fuck something up)

[Wadu436]

 

Do a diskpart. Just be careful that you select the correct drive letter. 

 

 

Open Command Prompt

Type "diskpart" (without quotes) then hit enter.

Type "list disk" (without quotes) and press enter to see a list of drives connected. Type "select disk=x" (without quotes). Replace "x" with the drive's disk letter. Hit enter.

Type "list partition" (without quotes) and press enter to see a list of the drive's paritions. Type "select partition=x" (without quotes) and press "Enter." ("X" is the partition you wish to select.)

Type "delete partition" (without quotes) and press enter to delete the partition that is currently selected. Once you have deleted it then type exit and hit enter.

 

I did this and what do i need to do now?

[BuntzenB]

go into disk management and format it. it should be 8 gigs now

[Wadu436]

go into disk management and format it. it should be 8 gigs now

Virtual Disk Service error:

The cluster size is too big

[kameshss]

Virtual Disk Service error:

The cluster size is too big

Try to format it with HP USB Disk Format tool

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[BuntzenB]

Change the default allocation size and make it fat32

[Wadu436]

Change the default allocation size and make it fat32

how do i do that, i never used diskpart

[Wadu436]

 

Try to format it with HP USB Disk Format tool

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Thank you It worked

[BuntzenB]

how do i do that, i never used diskpart

just from disk manager

[BuntzenB]

Thank you It worked

 

Nice that you got it working!

[kameshss]

Thank you It worked

 

Awesome!