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Help!!!!!!!!!! 512 converted to 256 ????

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/help-512-converted-to-256.29774/

aditya1987
aditya1987 Original post #1
Jun 8, 2006 at 2:01 PM
Please help me!!

Recently I got flash based mp3 player (512 MB) from chinese maker :-

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It was runnig very well but when I formated it, it's memory went down to 256 MB.Please someone tell me how to recover the remaining 256MB.

Waiting for you reply!!
samrulez
Jun 8, 2006 at 8:14 PM
Just format the other partition with some s/w other than the bundled one...
aditya1987
Jun 8, 2006 at 8:47 PM
samrulez said:
Just format the other partition with some s/w other than the bundled one...

I did not get any bundled software and which one should I use???
samrulez
Jun 8, 2006 at 9:19 PM
U can use any partitioning s/w with has support for flash drives...
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n.regmi #5
Jun 8, 2006 at 10:34 PM
My 128 mb also went down to 32 mb in 1 yr. It was from kingston.
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h_kunte #6
Jun 8, 2006 at 11:13 PM
Theres always a CD which u get with the flash player...The CD has a utility for formatting da disk....And the filesystem used is dufferent, so u HAVE to use da software provided by the manufacturer...Try to procure it aditya & format ur flash drive using it...
wizrulz
wizrulz #7
Jun 8, 2006 at 11:27 PM
aditya1987 said:
Please help me!!

Recently I got flash based mp3 player (512 MB) from chinese maker :-

*i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/4f/a0/b9_1_b.JPG


It was runnig very well but when I formated it, it's memory went down to 256 MB.Please someone tell me how to recover the remaining 256MB.

Waiting for you reply!!

U have the answer....see BOLD words

Do not trust these chinese makers without any repu.....they make cheap stuff..
If its NEW then y not get it replaced....
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rag_kak #8
Jun 13, 2006 at 8:34 AM
even i got the same thing and have the same problem with that player.
these players are formatted by the manufacturer and the memory is compressed so when you re-format it it reduces to half
so i will suggest you not to do any thing to your player and enjoy 256 mb as you can end up destroying that too
also see "*www.s1mp3.org"
dOm1naTOr
Jun 13, 2006 at 9:21 AM
Earlier there was a thread similar to this. Actually cheap ones only has half or even less capacity and shows a big value by flashing it or some other s/w means. If u dun have formatted also u couldn't use the mem greater than the real one nd trying to use them causes s/w problems nd we try to formatt it nd the truth comes out. Its same with all cheap flash based MP3s.