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pendrive space lost!!!!!!!!

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shrirangbhavsar Original post #1
Apr 23, 2011 at 5:59 PM
hi
i formatted a pendrive from windows7 of 16gb while formatting i forgot to check the settings and after format it gave me FAT partition and only 68mb of free space can anybody help me out of it how can i bring the 16gb space back?

pls reply
MegaMind
Apr 23, 2011 at 6:16 PM
agian format it changing to NTFS format
thetechfreak
Apr 23, 2011 at 6:52 PM
Please elaborate it. You arent very clear.
azzu
azzu #4
Apr 23, 2011 at 9:24 PM
agian format it changing to NTFS format
This should help i guess,

connect it to the system , Format the drive using NTFS file system
Neuron
Neuron #5
Apr 23, 2011 at 11:00 PM
hi
i formatted a pendrive from windows7 of 16gb while formatting i forgot to check the settings and after format it gave me FAT partition and only 68mb of free space can anybody help me out of it how can i bring the 16gb space back?

pls reply

Which is the brand of your pendrive?Is this the first time you are formatting it?Some non-standard pendrives fake their capacity at first and when formatted they reveal their actual capacity.
S
Apr 24, 2011 at 6:54 PM
i formatted it from xp first then it was ok but after formatting from windows 7 it is showing only 67mb FAT filesystem, and now its also not allowing me to change the filesystem now can u give me any software to recover my 16 gb
thetechfreak
Apr 24, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Is your Pendrive used for Ready Boost in Windows 7? I think yes.....
S
Apr 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM
no its not used for ready boost is there any software to recover my space lost?
doomgiver
Apr 25, 2011 at 10:32 AM
there is no "software" for this.

1.go to my computer
2.right click pen drive
3.choose format
4.from dropdown menu, select ntfs as filesystem
5. leave the rest of the settings as default.
6. format

if this does not work do it 2 more times, and refresh. other than that, i can suggest :
1. format drive in someone else's computer
2. tell us what company of is the pendrive
3. format in linux
Cool G5
Cool G5 #10
Apr 25, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Which is the brand of your pendrive?Is this the first time you are formatting it?Some non-standard pendrives fake their capacity at first and when formatted they reveal their actual capacity.

You haven't replied to this? Is it a cheap Chinese one?
S
Apr 26, 2011 at 8:53 AM
no its not chinese but its cheap its the spy pen camera with 16gb space
gagan007
gagan007 #12
Apr 26, 2011 at 9:33 AM
then it has to be chinese, don't you think so :)
doomgiver
doomgiver #13
Apr 26, 2011 at 10:24 AM
i got a drive of 8gb(printed on the box) for rs 150, but it didnt work. when i broke open the case, i saw that it didnt have the main controller chip on it. i felt like smacking my head against a wall. from then on, i always try to break open the pen drive in front of the shopkeeper, if im buying from a shady source.
CA50
CA50 #14
Apr 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM
no its not chinese but its cheap its the spy pen camera with 16gb space

LOL thats cheapo device, lucky that even 68mb is working. This is fake mate, 16 gb is just for attracting customers.

Chill out leave with it :)
doomgiver
doomgiver #15
Apr 26, 2011 at 11:49 AM
use it for booting puppy linux:dog:
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #16
Apr 26, 2011 at 11:52 AM
no its not chinese but its cheap its the spy pen camera with 16gb space

did u buy it from Naaptol.com???
this pendrive ad is always shown in LCD TV of BEST buses...:-o
price is around 1700/-
doomgiver
doomgiver #18
Apr 26, 2011 at 5:28 PM
^ dsl wont recognise my mouse, usb or touchpad :(
yomanabhi
yomanabhi #19
Apr 26, 2011 at 8:09 PM
@shrirangbhavsar
Try this it might works
1. right click on my computer
2.click on "manage"
3.click on "disk management" under "storage"
4. then right click on your pendrive partition (after plugging ur pendrive)
5. Now click on "Delete logical drive"
6. now ur pendrive partition will be deleted.
7. now u will see green color free space, right click on that and choose create new partition.
8 And ur are Done!! I hope this will solve ur problem