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Old 10-01-2009, 06:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Angry USB stick shrink in size every time I format it.

Seriously. My USB stick was 2G when I got it. After formatting it for a few times on my (VISTA MACHINE) it shrunk to 483mb.
I formatted it correctly though, it just seems to format the unused spaces instead of erasing the files already on the stick. But then I can't go back and find the unerased files because they're all gone.

Bah, help!
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Old 10-15-2009, 04:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: USB stick shrink in size every time I format it.

Try formatting with this app: http://www.compuapps.com/Download/sw...swissknife.htm
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Old 10-15-2009, 04:40 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: USB stick shrink in size every time I format it.

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no way he should run killdisk or dban on that usb stick, sounds like that usb thumb of his has been infected and for sure will infect any machine its plugged into.
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