Memory stick capacity only showing as 1GB when it used to be 8GB

crazy pyro · Apr 29, 2009, 09:58 PM

I had to reformat my Corsair Flash Voyager in order to install ubuntu on my netbook and now it's only showing up as having 1GB of storage rather than the 8GB it used to have.
Anyone know of any ways to sort it out?

newtekie1 · May 3, 2009, 12:52 AM

Stick it in a Windows machine and see what it says under Disk Management.

crazy pyro · May 3, 2009, 07:54 AM

It said it was FAT32, I checked it in a windows machine before I responded to the thread, I'll have another go to see if I can find what's wrong with it.
Edit: Just checked back in windows, it says it's got a total of 944mb space and it's using the FAT32 file system, however when I checked in Ubuntu it said it was 8.1gb so I'm kinda confused now.

jamesrt2004 · May 3, 2009, 11:01 AM

Tried using the DISKPART (in cmd) and use the command "clean"

then reformat ?

crazy pyro · May 3, 2009, 11:12 AM

In windows? I've not tried that so I'll give it a try later.

jamesrt2004 · May 3, 2009, 11:18 AM

oh make sure you do select disk before clean, else it could go horribly wrong lol

although you knowing how to work linux would probably already know this

crazy pyro · May 3, 2009, 11:20 AM

Nah, I wouldn't. I put linux on to play around with, It's my third attempt with linux (first attempt the wireless on the lappy didn't like it and it wouldn't boot, second attempt my HDD blew up 2 days after and this time this happens). I'd guessed to have to select a disk first, I'll do it on the spare lappy in-case I screw up, that one doesn't have anything important on.

jamesrt2004 · May 3, 2009, 11:26 AM

ahh I see well mini guide would be

cmd....

Diskpart (takes a couple seconds to load)

list disk

select disk #

clean

Create partition primary

Select partition 1

Active

Exit

then I go to the device properties (my computer/right click format... )and format it.. It should use all available space on the usb stick (when using the diskpart to create partition) so yeah give that a shot.

Arandur · Jun 19, 2012, 09:44 PM

Thanks for this post, just had the same issue and this info sorted it out for me.

Apr 29, 2009, 09:58 PM	#1
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.72/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	Memory stick capacity only showing as 1GB when it used to be 8GB I had to reformat my Corsair Flash Voyager in order to install ubuntu on my netbook and now it's only showing up as having 1GB of storage rather than the 8GB it used to have. Anyone know of any ways to sort it out? __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417

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May 3, 2009, 07:54 AM	#3
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.72/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	It said it was FAT32, I checked it in a windows machine before I responded to the thread, I'll have another go to see if I can find what's wrong with it. Edit: Just checked back in windows, it says it's got a total of 944mb space and it's using the FAT32 file system, however when I checked in Ubuntu it said it was 8.1gb so I'm kinda confused now. __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417 Last edited by crazy pyro; May 3, 2009 at 08:09 AM.

May 3, 2009, 11:01 AM	#4
jamesrt2004 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 189 (0.13/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts	Tried using the DISKPART (in cmd) and use the command "clean" then reformat ?

May 3, 2009, 11:12 AM	#5
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.72/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	In windows? I've not tried that so I'll give it a try later. __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417

May 3, 2009, 11:18 AM	#6
jamesrt2004 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 189 (0.13/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts	oh make sure you do select disk before clean, else it could go horribly wrong lol although you knowing how to work linux would probably already know this

May 3, 2009, 11:20 AM	#7
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.72/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	Nah, I wouldn't. I put linux on to play around with, It's my third attempt with linux (first attempt the wireless on the lappy didn't like it and it wouldn't boot, second attempt my HDD blew up 2 days after and this time this happens). I'd guessed to have to select a disk first, I'll do it on the spare lappy in-case I screw up, that one doesn't have anything important on. __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417

May 3, 2009, 11:26 AM	#8
jamesrt2004 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 189 (0.13/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts	ahh I see well mini guide would be cmd.... Diskpart (takes a couple seconds to load) list disk select disk # clean Create partition primary Select partition 1 Active Exit then I go to the device properties (my computer/right click format... )and format it.. It should use all available space on the usb stick (when using the diskpart to create partition) so yeah give that a shot.

Jun 19, 2012, 09:44 PM	#9
Arandur Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ireland Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for this post, just had the same issue and this info sorted it out for me.

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