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This tutorial will show you step by step how to fix your USB drive when it's showing less space than actual by using two tools that are built-into Windows 10.

Is your USB flash drive suddenly showing less GB in disk space than actual?

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Did your 16GB or 8GB USB pen drive suddenly became 3GB, 0.99GB, 64MB, 30MB, or 4MB?

Is your USB pen drive showing unallocated space?

Then you are on the right page because on this page, I will show you how to fix these problems without using any special software, but by using two tools that are already built-into Windows 10.

The steps in this tutorial work for all USB pen drive brands, such as Kingston, SanDisk, Toshiba, Lexar, HP, PNY, Transcend, Freecom, and all other brands.

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Important! Copy all data (documents, pictures, videos, music, etc.) from the USB flash drive to another USB pen drive or hard drive because all data will be erased.

Warning! Diskpart is a very powerful tool. You need to be 1000% sure that you select the right disk because if you delete the partition on the wrong disk you might delete the Microsoft Windows partition or another important partition.

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Warning! Disk Management is a very powerful tool. You need to be 1000% sure that you select the right disk because if you change, format, or delete the partition on the wrong disk you might delete the Windows partition or another important partition.

1. Open Windows Command Prompt.

Four ways to open Command Prompt:

  • Press the [Windows] + [R] key, enter cmd, and then press Enter.
  • Click on the start menu button, click on Run, enter cmd, and then click on OK.
  • Type cmd in the Windows search bar and then press Enter.
  • In Windows 10, you right-click on the start menu button and choose Command Prompt (Admin).

2. Type the following command:

3. Press the [Enter] key on your keyboard.

4. Type the following command: Connect xbox 1 controller.

5. Press [Enter].

6. Now you will see a list with all the drives of your computer and the USB drive that's connected to your computer. Take a good look and make sure you know exactly which one is your USB pen drive. In the example on this page, is Disk 1 my USB flash drive, but this doesn't mean that Disk 1 is also your USB thumb drive.

7. Type the following command:

(replace X with the disk number of your USB drive)

8. Press [Enter].

9. Type the following command:

10. Press [Enter].

Now you will see the partition(s) on the selected drive.

11. Type the following command:

(replace X with the partition number you want to select)

12. Press [Enter].

Macintosh 10 5. 13. Type the following command:

14. Press [Enter].

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If you get the following message: Diskpart successfully deleted the selected partition, then continue with the following steps.

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Warning! Disk Management is a very powerful tool. You need to be 1000% sure that you select the right disk because if you change, format, or delete the partition on the wrong disk you might delete the Windows partition or another important partition.

1. Open Windows Command Prompt.

Four ways to open Command Prompt:

  • Press the [Windows] + [R] key, enter cmd, and then press Enter.
  • Click on the start menu button, click on Run, enter cmd, and then click on OK.
  • Type cmd in the Windows search bar and then press Enter.
  • In Windows 10, you right-click on the start menu button and choose Command Prompt (Admin).

2. Type the following command:

3. Press the [Enter] key on your keyboard.

4. Type the following command: Connect xbox 1 controller.

5. Press [Enter].

6. Now you will see a list with all the drives of your computer and the USB drive that's connected to your computer. Take a good look and make sure you know exactly which one is your USB pen drive. In the example on this page, is Disk 1 my USB flash drive, but this doesn't mean that Disk 1 is also your USB thumb drive.

7. Type the following command:

(replace X with the disk number of your USB drive)

8. Press [Enter].

9. Type the following command:

10. Press [Enter].

Now you will see the partition(s) on the selected drive.

11. Type the following command:

(replace X with the partition number you want to select)

12. Press [Enter].

Macintosh 10 5. 13. Type the following command:

14. Press [Enter].

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If you get the following message: Diskpart successfully deleted the selected partition, then continue with the following steps.

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15. To close DISKPART, type the following command:

16. Press [Enter].

17. To close Windows Command Prompt, type the following command:

18. Press [Enter].

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19. Open Windows Disk Management.

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Four ways to open Disk Management:

  • Enter disk management in the Windows search bar and press Enter.
  • Click on the start menu button, right-click on Computer, choose Manage and then click on Disk Management on the left side.
  • Click on the start menu button, open Control Panel, open System and Security, open Administrative Tools, open Computer Management and then click on Disk Management on the left side.
  • On Windows 10, you right-click on the start menu button and choose Disk Management.

20. Locate your drive.

Usually, it's easy to locate, because it will be shown as Removable with unallocated disk space.

21. Right-click on your USB drive and choose New Simple Volume.

A New Simple Volume Wizard window will appear.

22. Click Next.

23. Check if the maximum disk size is selected and click Next.

24. Select a drive letter (optional) and click Next.

25. Make sure FAT32 is selected as File system.

26. At Volume label, you enter a label name.

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27. Click on Next.

28. Click on Finish.

Windows will create a new volume and hopefully your problem is solved.

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