how to fix a usb flashdrive that does not show is actuall capacity.

[Guest]

Note: this is software terms not physical, oh well this might not work if the usb itself has gone bad.

 

So here is how we do it.

 

Download a simple program called "Bootice" here

Plug yo drive in

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Then

Win10/8: RClick Start - Disk Management

Win Vista/7 : Start - Rclick Computer - manage - Disk Management.

you should see this

now scroll till you see that flash drive

You see the problem, half of its allocated. The reason this happens (I theorize) is that you pull you usb without ejecting it,

the primary partiton(data gets stored) gets formatted then replaced with 200 MB EFI Partition.(which is required with fat32)

 

To fix it open Bootice

Destination is your flash drive then press Parts manage.

press re partitioning.

do as the picture says

it wil tell you prompt you if you are an idiot, but since youre not press yes anyway.

then you are done!

look it works

What this is useful for

1) see if ebay drives are actuall size

2) fix your mums flash drive that she needs.

3)???

4) profit.

 

disadvantage

1)lose original data.

2) idk.

 

 

 

Edited May 21, 2016 by josephaltareb
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[samcool55]

daayum that's useful, don't need it atm but still, adding this one to useful bookmarks

[Guest]

Just now, samcool55 said:

daayum that's useful, don't need it atm but still, adding this one to useful bookmarks

in fact i fixed 3 junk usb's which people threw at me.

Free usb's!

[TheGamingBarrel]

Alternatively use the HP USB  Tool that does this in a few clicks without doing anything yourself.

[Guest]

Just now, TheGamingBarrel said:

Alternatively use the HP USB  Tool that does this in a few clicks without doing anything yourself.

i did not know about that but thanks

this just takes 30 seconds of yo time.

[TheGamingBarrel]

Just now, josephaltareb said:

i did not know about that but thanks

this just takes 30 seconds of yo time.

This software is even less, just select drive and go.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

This software is even less, just select drive and go.

i tried those types of software before, but it didnt work well. I always do this method.

[Indus Monk]

1 minute ago, josephaltareb said:

i tried those types of software before, but it didnt work well. I always do this method.

Did you know that command prompt is also capable of the same??? You just have to type about 5 command lines and BOOM! It's done!

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, AmbarChakrabarti said:

Did you know that command prompt is also capable of the same??? You just have to type about 5 command lines and BOOM! It's done!

show me, again this is my method and it takes me a minute, nothings gonna change my mind.

[Indus Monk]

2 minutes ago, josephaltareb said:

show me, again this is my method and it takes me a minute, nothings gonna change my mind.

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/reset/windows/index.en.html

[Guest]

1 minute ago, AmbarChakrabarti said:

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/reset/windows/index.en.html

eh, too much commands for me to remember, i work in a shop where i have to remember a lot of things you know.

[Indus Monk]

1 minute ago, josephaltareb said:

eh, too much commands for me to remember, i work in a shop where i have to remember a lot of things you know.

You can always make a batch file for that... But if you can't, then oh well, I was just giving you some info

[Guest]

1 minute ago, AmbarChakrabarti said:

But if you can't, then oh well, I was just giving you some info

that is useful too! just not for me.