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16 GB Pen drive showing just 1.91 GB

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/16-gb-pen-drive-showing-just-1-91-gb.169279/

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amithcr7 Original post #1
Jan 23, 2013 at 4:34 PM
my 16 gb transcend pen drive is only showing 1.91 gb after formatting.please help me
d6bmg
d6bmg #2
Jan 24, 2013 at 8:02 PM
Re: 16 gb pendrive

Go to My computer -> driver properties.
Post the screenshot.
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Jan 24, 2013 at 11:13 PM
there are many low level formating tools available for formating , specially one from hp . these small utility might be of your use.

here is a link HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool
doomgiver
Jan 25, 2013 at 9:55 PM
hah, sorry, but you bought a 2 gb pen drive disguised as a 16 gb drive.
i too once paid 100 bucks for 2 "8 gb pendrives". they didnt work, so i opened them up and found that their nand memory was missing.

moral : buy pen drives from reputable sources, if possible, open them up and check if all components are there.
d6bmg
d6bmg #5
Jan 25, 2013 at 10:12 PM
teh screenshot please. ;)
Hrishi
Hrishi #7
Jan 25, 2013 at 10:56 PM
From where did you purchased it ??? It might be a fake 16GB PD.
gameranand
Jan 26, 2013 at 1:21 AM
Yup most probably a fake 16GB pendrive. If you purchased recently then replace it, I sure its under warranty. :)
tkin
tkin #9
Jan 26, 2013 at 1:30 AM
Yup most probably a fake 16GB pendrive. If you purchased recently then replace it, I sure its under warranty. :)
*i.imgflip.com/gxfl.jpg

On a serious note, you think places that sell these will entertain such claims? If I were to claim such here(in khiddirpore/chandi) they would probably beat me up and take my money.