USB stick shrink in size every time I format it.

missemi · 10-01-2009, 06:33 AM

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!

Dogg · 10-15-2009, 04:37 PM

Try formatting with this app: http://www.compuapps.com/Download/sw...swissknife.htm

s m a s h · 10-15-2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dogg

Try formatting with this app: http://www.compuapps.com/Download/sw...swissknife.htm

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.

10-01-2009, 06:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
missemi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2	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!

10-15-2009, 04:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 2,085 OS: XP sp3	Re: USB stick shrink in size every time I format it. Try formatting with this app: http://www.compuapps.com/Download/sw...swissknife.htm __________________ Google is your friend !