16gb USB memory stick reading 64gb

steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

I bought a 64gb USB stick in china a while ago. When I say 64gb I actually 16gb. It reads on the computer as 64gb though. I know they reprogramme them to read higher numbers to cheat you out of money. Luckily it was still cheap even for 16gb. Can I get it back to reading what it's supposed to? Formatting doesn't work.

SillyMe · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Karma :

Your gunna have issues with this.
I will be suprised if it works for more than week or after so many read writes.

1)there must be something written on the tip of the pen drive(some codes of the pen drive manufacturer)....2)see the data transfer speed ..if the speed is greater than 10 Mb then correct and if less than 2 Mb then the fake one................
and these pen drives also don't stores information if the data is in folders.

Do the following steps:-
1. Right click on my computer icon and open manage.
2. Then open disk management.
3. There u see ur pen drive.
4. Right click on ur pen drive and click on format.
5. After successful formating restart ur computer.
6. Ur pen drive wil work again.

comand prompt way of formating pendrives is really working great.
from the start menu run the cmd. then type h: (if ur pendrive is in 'h' drive)
then type [format h:].

goto Start>run>cmd press enter
and type format then your drive at last ( Smile

example
format j: ("j" is the drive)

and if u want to quick format it
than type
format j:/q

H: {letter of your pendrive} Press Enter
Format H: press Enter
Again Press Enter
y press Enter
Press Enter
Exit Press Enter

Open the DOS prompt (Start >> Run >> cmd)
Type:
FORMAT X: /FS:FAT32 /Q /V:PenDrive
This will also reformat the Pen drive, using the FAT32 file system, and label the drive PenDrive. Replace X: with the actual drive letter of your Pen Drive

Pen drive resizing. https://www.fileguru.com/apps/pen_drive_resize_softwarepen_drive_resize_software
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Inkognito · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Jun 2004 Karma :

You don't have to restart your PC after formatting an external harddrive/usb drive. You only do that if you format a brand new disk and setting up partitions. Or if you're re-formatting your primary partition to install winblows etc.

Also why would you use FAT32 these days?
Unless you're running windows 98 or something i don't see any reason for FAT32. Unless the drive doesn't support NTFS.

I suspect he will need to do a proper format if anything so quick format is pretty useless as it doesn't really format the drive but rather overwrites existing data with nothing.

Also if it really is 64gb then using FAT32 would not be a good idea. There are size limits to FAT32. Think it's 32gb or something.

Edit: Have you tried something like partition magic on the drive to see what it looks like there?
Maybe re-do the partition and see if that helps. Will need a format after you've done that.

lllN30lll · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Karma :

You've purchased a fake, what do you expect? lol

Download this https://www.heise.de/software/download/h2testw/50539 run it, £5 to charity says it's fake.
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SillyMe · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Karma :

Old South bridge peripheral, I would'nt format to NTFS if i was you, it's guna be a fake 2 mg transfer rate anyway.
Sorry pal. I have seen loads of them.

Disadvantages: of NTFS

There are, however, few drawbacks when using NFTS on a USB drive. First and foremost, it requires more writing to the USB drive. Thus slower access to the device but not to the extend that turns off people from using it.

As far as the encryption is concerned you will not be able to access them from other computers. This could be a perfect feature, depending to what extend you want to secure the USB drive. If you think this will cause trouble when you need to do use it in multiple stations then don't do the files encryption.

How to enable USB drive with NTFS?

1. You need to connect your USB device to your computer, that's for sure. Right-click on My Computer from the desktop and choose Manage.

2. Click on "Device Manager" and expand out "Disk Drives". There are maybe couple of drives depending on how many USB drive & hard drive connected to your PC.

3. Right click on USB drive and select "properties". After that, click on the "Policies" tab and choose "Optimize for performance" radio button. Finally click OK and you are done!

If you right-click on USB drive and select "Format.." you will see NTFS is now available.
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Is this the one? Wink

https://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3090/fakeusbflashdrive.jpg

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SillyMe · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Karma :

Wow!
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steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

And also it's definately fake. Sony vaio don't make USB drive. They are micro vault or something. Of course I found this out when I got back home from hong kong

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DanceLikeAMon... · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Karma :

I bought a 200GB Sony USB stick for about £2 from the Pearl Market in Beijing. It was obviously a fake as everything sold there is.

Managed to write one file to it, then couldn't read or write on it anymore after that.

Also purchased the worst quality copy of Watchmen on BluRay I have ever seen. It was like VHS quality but with vaseline smeared over the screen. If memory serves, it wasn't even a BluRay disc it was a VCD.

SillyMe · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Karma :

SillyMe · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Karma :

There's nothing wrong with google, the CIA use it. https://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3652494.ece
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SillyMe · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Karma :

Yeah you right about the FAT32 and NTFS issue, Vista actually has a facility to format USB pen drives to NTFS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fv1cwY3iYE.

I posted a link to resizing software and a set of other instruction of how this could be achieved, I also posted how formating could be done using command prompt.

Just posting a few suggestions, no need for a penis measuring competition.

Anyway the threads dead, it died long ago when it was ascertained that the said pen drive was fake.

Finished munching on those salt and vinigar crips yet keyboard warrior.
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Seriously what have you contributed to this thread?

Telling him how to format which he has said he already has.

Posted a link claiming to be for changing the size of a pen drive but was full of over junk software.

Saying load of junk about FAT vs NTFS which was not only unrelated but wrong

What have you contributed that has been relevant or helpful in this thread?
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SillyMe · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Karma :

Read the original question and reform it into some logical coherent syntax we can all understand.

I bought a 64gb USB stick in china a while ago. When I say 64gb I actually 16gb. It reads on the computer as 64gb though. I know they reprogramme them to read higher numbers to cheat you out of money. Luckily it was still cheap even for 16gb. Can I get it back to reading what it's supposed to? Formatting doesn't work.

You joined this thread to slag off other people, measure penis sizes as the analogy goes, and made no offer to answer this illogical question your self in the first place.

You been shot down and already, your a keyboard warrior sat there slagging others off. This thread died long ago so pee off please.

I quote "Formatting doesn't work"

So I posted some suggestions, get off the case dood.
Answer questions in stead of slagging people off.

I already admitted i was wrong about the FAST32 and NTFS transfer rates and now stand corrected.

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.....................................................Goodbye!
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SillyMe · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Karma :

You give me a thumbs because I just gave you one.
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