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Fake Pen Drive

12 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/fake-pen-drive.70459/

saurabh.sauron
saurabh.sauron Original post #1
Oct 12, 2007 at 4:29 PM
i was fooled into buying a fake 8 GB toshiba pen drive. i think someone has tampered with the size and it is not actually an 8 gb pen drive, but of lesser size. Is there a way to repair the pen drive so that it becomes usable. one thing is that when i copy files to the pen drive, it shows only the folders but not the files inside. what do i actually do?
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PraKs #2
Oct 12, 2007 at 4:44 PM
Probs with fake drives..

Just go & Blast the guy from whom U got it.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #3
Oct 12, 2007 at 4:46 PM
No.You can't get the full capacity.Try formatting the pen drive to solve the problem u mentioned.In future buy only genuine products.
saurabh.sauron
Oct 12, 2007 at 6:01 PM
i didnt mean get full space. just, getting it to work like a normal pen drive...get the original space...whatever it is. i feel like blasting the person, but i forgot where i bought it from.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #5
Oct 12, 2007 at 6:09 PM
^Have u tried formatting?How did u 4get 4m where u bought it. :) That guy saved from getting thrashed by u.
infra_red_dude
Oct 12, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Whats space is usable on the Flash Drive?
saurabh.sauron
Oct 12, 2007 at 8:28 PM
it shows 8 gb usable but when i add a large file, it doesnt show up in the drive. the folder is visible. sometimes, exe's dont execute well. i tried formatting. also, the pen drive is abt a year old.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #8
Oct 12, 2007 at 8:35 PM
Scan it for virus using an antivirus.
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ashnik #9
Oct 12, 2007 at 8:53 PM
put a photo here..with model no printed on it
casanova
casanova #10
Oct 13, 2007 at 12:03 AM
I think some1 said this previously in forum that its 8Gigabit and not 8 Gigabyte. R u getting only 1GB of space
saurabh.sauron
Oct 13, 2007 at 8:15 AM
it is 8gb. it is written. i am not sure ohw much space i am getting.
casanova
casanova #12
Oct 15, 2007 at 5:47 PM
So is it written like 8GB or 8Gb.

I got a Kingston Data Traveller 4GB. It's giving me 3.76 GB