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Old 03.06.2011, 23:02
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Re: 16GB USB Drive from Interdiscount only has 256MB?!?

UpTheHatters: You da man!!

Before:
Quote:
DISKPART> list disk

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 465 GB 0 B
Disk 1 Online 15 GB 0 B
Quote:
DISKPART> detail disk

Sony Storage Media USB Device
Disk ID: C3072E18
Type : USB
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 3 E FAT32 Removable 255 MB Healthy
....after:

Quote:
DISKPART> select disk 1

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> clean

DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk.

DISKPART> create partition primary

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

DISKPART> select part 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> format fs=ntfs quick

100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.

DISKPART> list disk

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 465 GB 0 B
* Disk 1 Online 15 GB 0 B


DISKPART> select disk 1

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> detail disk

Sony Storage Media USB Device
Disk ID: 00000000
Type : USB
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 3 E NTFS Removable 15 GB Healthy

DISKPART>
I'll have to eat my hat and admit it was indeed a formatting problem! I have to stop clicking "yes" to things without paying attention to what they are saying

...thanks again, I owe you a beer or whatever. And not just for saving my 20CHF from a trip back to Interdiscount, but mainly for the lesson in DISKPART
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