For those who can't find their disks anymore, or it says disk isn't initialised, I did the following steps and now it works fully. What I did in run (typed) List disk disk 1 create partition primary Then I needed to initialise my drive, and went to my folder > right click on ''this pc'' and selected ''manage'' went to disk management tab, and saw my drive that wasn't initialised, right clicked on the second block (next to the , in my case ' Disk 1' block). Selected Change drive letter and paths > selected D (for me, but choose any free letter) Then went back to ''this PC'' and finally saw my USB-stick and formatted it like in the video Your welcome Give extra love and cuddles to your nearest dog today
This video from 2012 saved me so much trouble plenty of times. In the comments you can see i'm not alone in saying that. This video is the very first video I ever hit the like button on youtube just so I can make sure I can easily find it for when, not if, I need it again. Thank you for creating and sharing this video with all of us.
It's insane this problem has never been properly addressed in all these years (command lines to fix a problem that's as old as thumb drives themselves). Thanks for the vid PK.
+Hyperion HQ Automated Informator the same thing with me Remix OS is not working properly I could lose must of my brother's flash disk and buy another hahaha thanks!!
Darktron is right. Only need to select disk and clean. Run Command Prompt as admin is not necessary either. Commands to get through it quickly running Command Prompt: Press Windows button type cmd diskpart Choose Yes (Opens new window, however if I run cmd as admin it does not.) list disk select disk n clean create partition primary format fs=ntfs label=MyPenDrive quick exit exit
Worked pretty good. Flash drive was reading 32 GB when it's a 64gb flash drive. Followed your instructions, ended up with 6 59.5 GB. Would be nice if you slow down for us newbies.
Sir I realize that you published this over 8 years ago but you are a KING! Every other explanation for my problem said it was with my operating system. You defined the problem on my 256 GB USB drive which was only giving me 32 GB. and brought it all back to me. THANKS!!!!
Thank you sooooooo much, I've had a flash drive that i couldnt use for about a year. Now I can use it again. Thankssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
This is perfect. I don't know how I have never found this tutorial before. Always wondered why this happened and if it could be fixed. You just brought many of my storage devices back to life, thank you.
Thank you! I truly appreciate you making an easy step by step video on how to recover space from most detachable devices. Btw, I watched other videos on this topic but noticed that they were geared to techies. But, I had no trouble understanding your instructions and was able to recover 94.8% memory! FYI, I use this newly restored usb device to record the many (5-10 sec) video clips from various security cameras. Again thank you!🙏🏼
Disk Management nor Disk Utility in the Mac fixes this issue. Its a testament to the failure in both companies! Thanks for the posting this it fixed my issue!
Thanks PKV, this instruction was just what I needed for a 16gb thumbdrive that had been used as an installer, and then I could not recover the drive back to full capacity.
You are a real life saver, I used a 128 GB USB that my family uses for backup, I knew it would wipe all the data, so I moved that to the family computer, the installed DBAN on the USB, after uninstalling DBAN because my friend who needed it didn't anymore, I couldn't reformat it back to storing and having its full capacity. Not all heroes wear capes.
This Instructional Video Is Very Comprehensive With A No Nonsense Basic Analytical Approach. I Solved The USB Drive Size Error On The First Attempt At Resolution. Thank You Stone Designs.
Dude!!! The 'Clean' option was my lifesaver. My USB disk only had 8MB of the original 8GB it should have. Tried DISKPART many times, but the CLEAN option did it! Thanks!
I can't thank you enough man. I know you posted this years ago but credit where credit is due. I mucked up my usb and it went from 16 GB to absolute 0. Now got 14 GB back so i am a happy bunny. You are a lifesaver for the dumb asses like me.
Thanks for sharing this with all of us around here... I was struggling to format my pen drive Linux bootable so this tutorial came handy... I fixed my issue, and got back my full pen drive
Wonderful. Well explained, simple procedure. Thank you! I think the reason you had to "clean" is that you actually typed "delete partiton" and the misspelling caused diskpart to bring up a list of the commands. You therefore did not delete the partition at this stage, as far as I can tell.
Amazing video and instructions. Saved my flash drive! At times you might have a specific issue that will make you think this video won't do the job - in that case look through the comments section for input from other viewers who may have found a solution (as in my case).
God dammit internet i love u ! Thank u very much sir! After creating a system recovery on my 120gb usb it shrinked to 32. Now its back to normal thanks to this vid !
amazing thanks man ur a life savior.. for people with more than 2 disks just select the right number in the first step but in the second one it has to be partition 1 😄
Quick question, after you select Disk 1 (for me it was Disk 2) you said to select Partition 1, but I'm not sure if that's Partition from Disk 1 or Partition from the Disk I selected, 2?
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For those who can't find their disks anymore, or it says disk isn't initialised, I did the following steps and now it works fully.
What I did in run (typed)
List disk
disk 1
create partition primary
Then I needed to initialise my drive, and went to my folder > right click on ''this pc'' and selected ''manage''
went to disk management tab, and saw my drive that wasn't initialised, right clicked on the second block (next to the , in my case ' Disk 1' block). Selected Change drive letter and paths > selected D (for me, but choose any free letter)
Then went back to ''this PC'' and finally saw my USB-stick and formatted it like in the video
Your welcome
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Thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks mate!
Jesus Christ thanks
Thank you 🤗
oh wow always looking in the comment is a life saving :( thank you
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True that!
Yuval G it’s edited and still wrong
thats perfectly true
Or even capes! how crazy is that
@@uhjohnny_6066 did what fool
This video from 2012 saved me so much trouble plenty of times. In the comments you can see i'm not alone in saying that. This video is the very first video I ever hit the like button on youtube just so I can make sure I can easily find it for when, not if, I need it again. Thank you for creating and sharing this video with all of us.
Never have I ever been so glad to see a tutorial help me in my first try.
AGREE!!!! THNX!!!!
Agreed, simple and to the point. Good tutorial
Straight to the point. No frills. Just straight up instructions that work.
7 years ago he said have a nice day, Now 2019 because of this I had a fucking nice day thanks man
hahaha nice! same thing happened to me too :p
It's insane this problem has never been properly addressed in all these years (command lines to fix a problem that's as old as thumb drives themselves). Thanks for the vid PK.
They added it years ago, check out disk management, much easier
2019 you saved me from throwing 50 bucks, and spend another 50 bucks, here is my like for you
This was an incredible help. 7 years have passed and you're still a hero. Thank you!
Saved my ass after failing to install RemixOS! Thanks!
+Hyperion HQ Automated Informator same thing happen to me lol
+Hyperion HQ Automated Informator same happened to me
+Hyperion HQ Automated Informator Same here Buddy, tried to install RemixOS!
+Hyperion HQ Automated Informator the same thing with me Remix OS is not working properly I could lose must of my brother's flash disk and buy another hahaha thanks!!
+Hyperion HQ Automated Informator i also had to watch this vid coz i failed to install remix os properly
Darktron is right. Only need to select disk and clean. Run Command Prompt as admin is not necessary either.
Commands to get through it quickly running Command Prompt:
Press Windows button
type cmd
diskpart
Choose Yes (Opens new window, however if I run cmd as admin it does not.)
list disk
select disk n
clean
create partition primary
format fs=ntfs label=MyPenDrive quick
exit
exit
Thank you very much!
thanx this really work thanx a lot
Zoltan Hubert
u rock dude
HOLY shit you are a god! thank you so much!!! that is waaaay beter :D
thanks
awesome thanks so much
I came here 7 years after this was initially posted, but it still saved my hide. Thanks, man.
Worked pretty good. Flash drive was reading 32 GB when it's a 64gb flash drive. Followed your instructions, ended up with 6
59.5 GB. Would be nice if you slow down for us newbies.
ahahahah
GOOD VIDEO I HAD 32 GB SHOWING ME IT ONLY HAD 200MB I TRIED IT ALL THIS WORKED THANKS!!!
Sir I realize that you published this over 8 years ago but you are a KING! Every other explanation for my problem said it was with my operating system. You defined the problem on my 256 GB USB drive which was only giving me 32 GB. and brought it all back to me. THANKS!!!!
You ARE A LIFESAVER !!!
I thought my USB was dead but it showed the unallocated space and this helped me recover the lost space
THANKS A BUNCH!!
This was a very helpful video. Fixed my issue right away. Thanks!
can confirm that 8 whole years on this still works. and you my sir are a legend.
Thank you sooooooo much, I've had a flash drive that i couldnt use for about a year. Now I can use it again. Thankssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
you can just select the disk then Clean then make the new partition way faster :)
No need to select the partition just clean the hole disk then make the new partition and format :)
Way better!
Same here, thanks Darktron and PKVsChannel for this video
all credits to the creator of this video im just a user trying to help :)
You're amazing and the creator of the video too!
Followed your step by step advice and my memory stick has now returned to its original 32G. You, Sir, are a star.
....my _God_ you're a lifesaver. Thanks bro!
Thanks a lot for this! That was super easy and saved me from taking a hammer to the flash drive!
This is perfect. I don't know how I have never found this tutorial before. Always wondered why this happened and if it could be fixed. You just brought many of my storage devices back to life, thank you.
Thank you very much, perfect.
Thanks bro! And for the RUclips Algorithm!
Step by step instructions that are easy to follow. My USB's now work. Your a God sent, thank you.
This helped me in 2019! Thank you!
You are a life saver thankyou.
6 year old video, and it STILL helped me fix my issue. Thank you!!!!
thanks buddy
I'm here because Chrome Recovery felt like being an ass to my flash drive -_-)
2020 and this old video helped me fix my flash drive. Thanks :D
"cannot delete a protected partition without the force protected parameter set."
if anyone gets this issue, use the command DELETE PARTITION OVERRIDE
to bypass it
Thanks man you save my life
I got the same problem , you just follow the steps that he has done
Thanks man
you are the man
My drive completely disappeared and it wont reappear even if i take it out and put it back in.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
same happened with me, do find any solution?
Rachit Goel not yet
@quantumlithium and @rachitgoel I had the same problem, check out my comment, I fixed it
@@missellenmartin4152 Thanks
MissEllenMartin where can i gind your comment?
It's now 2018 (6 years apart) and your video worked like a charm on my Windows 10. Cheers mate!
THX
my 32 gb got reduced to only 3 gb .-.
KING OF ME lmao same
Thank you! I truly appreciate you making an easy step by step video on how to recover space from most detachable devices. Btw, I watched other videos on this topic but noticed that they were geared to techies. But, I had no trouble understanding your instructions and was able to recover 94.8% memory!
FYI, I use this newly restored usb device to record the many (5-10 sec) video clips from various security cameras. Again thank you!🙏🏼
Disk Management nor Disk Utility in the Mac fixes this issue. Its a testament to the failure in both companies! Thanks for the posting this it fixed my issue!
I love a video that is quick, clear, and makes the problem go "bye-bye", just like this one. Thanks bud!
We need more people like this person. Thank you!
Thanks PKV, this instruction was just what I needed for a 16gb thumbdrive that had been used as an installer, and then I could not recover the drive back to full capacity.
12 years later it's still work, thanks 🙏🏽
You are a real life saver, I used a 128 GB USB that my family uses for backup, I knew it would wipe all the data, so I moved that to the family computer, the installed DBAN on the USB, after uninstalling DBAN because my friend who needed it didn't anymore, I couldn't reformat it back to storing and having its full capacity. Not all heroes wear capes.
Amazing this works 8 years later. Hope you had a nice decade....
Wow this was so simple and loved how he got to the point not like other vids where people just want to hear themselves talk. Just subscribed. Thanks
Very nice solution ...it worked for me .My 8GB Pen drive was reduced to 3GB and now I have recovered the full space .Thankyou so much sir.
This Instructional Video Is Very Comprehensive With A No Nonsense Basic Analytical Approach.
I Solved The USB Drive Size Error On The First Attempt At Resolution.
Thank You Stone Designs.
Absolutely brilliant. Very easy to follow for a know nothing about pc's. Thank you.
Very helpful, even six years later. THANKS.
Dude!!! The 'Clean' option was my lifesaver. My USB disk only had 8MB of the original 8GB it should have. Tried DISKPART many times, but the CLEAN option did it! Thanks!
10 years old and still very good video! Thx for help ❤
I can't thank you enough man. I know you posted this years ago but credit where credit is due. I mucked up my usb and it went from 16 GB to absolute 0. Now got 14 GB back so i am a happy bunny. You are a lifesaver for the dumb asses like me.
This video from 2012 and saved me a lot of time! THANKS
My USB got back to full capacity! Thanks for uploaded this video. Its really useful!
Worked perfectly! Can't believe I had to go back to DOS commands to fix this problem.
Thanks for sharing this with all of us around here... I was struggling to format my pen drive Linux bootable so this tutorial came handy... I fixed my issue, and got back my full pen drive
Worked for me in 2023. Thanks for the detailed video
by far the best easiest way to do this and i didnt have to download any junk programs, thanks so much
Excellent! Helped me turn a useless 117MB Micro SD card BACK into its original 8GB capacity. Thanks and a BIG THUMBS UP!
Thanks a lot, this video helped me back in 2018 and now I had the same problem so I came back to this video.
Brilliant! Clear, concise, and effective instructions.
Man you're a USB saver. I thought my 64gb usb was gone. Thanks a lot !!!!!
omg an actually helpful tech guide on youtube from a non-professional dude
awesome stuff
Still works great!!! Thanks for the simple detail. Used it on Win10 without issue and saved a great 64GB Sandisk.
done. and this was extremely helpful for an amateur like me. thankyou so much. my flashdrive is yet again at full capacity
I take that back, you are a lifesaver!!! You just won the Internet!!!
Thanks PKV in a very straight forward manor you solved this problem for me!
You see the thing is this guy is literally a hero
Thank you, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
Thank you! Worked perfectly, this just saved a 32GB USB stick that was only showing 48MB after formatting.
Thank you. Worked like a charm.
I was wondering , is there a good software available for this with more of a graphical interface?
Excellent. Just what I was looking form. Also, explained very clearly. Thanks for posting.
GREAT! Thanks for the instructions .. worked for me in 2023.
Old video, but still holds up. Thanks.
September 5th 2019 and it still works like a charm. Thanks a bunch!
10 years old video solved my problem...i can't belive this...thanks a lot ...may Allah bless you....lot of love.....
2020 much love sir , hope u guys all the joy and success :D
Thank you so much, I just restore my USB drive to its full capacity by watching this video :)
Wonderful. Well explained, simple procedure. Thank you! I think the reason you had to "clean" is that you actually typed "delete partiton" and the misspelling caused diskpart to bring up a list of the commands. You therefore did not delete the partition at this stage, as far as I can tell.
Very nice tutorial, still working in 2021, thank you very much
Thanks a lot for this. I have a 128gb USB that had a capacity of 249mb! Was worried until I watched your video, all fixed!
Amazing video and instructions. Saved my flash drive! At times you might have a specific issue that will make you think this video won't do the job - in that case look through the comments section for input from other viewers who may have found a solution (as in my case).
yes! thank you, this is the only version of this tutorial I've found that actually works.
One of the most useful videos on this site
Awesome Explanation & saved another drive from the trash !!!
Cool video; got me back up running in the amount of time that it took to watch;
Thanks.
This really helps a lot! It’s 2018 but it still works as it is in 2012. So thank you so much for this tutorial and I’m giving this video a thumbs up.
Thank you so much, you saved me from panic attack.
Thanks! This was just what I needed! Also thank you for the quick, no extra garbage explanation.
Brilliant and much easier than some and nice and short, worked a treat, THANK YOU!!!
Excellent info! Just restored my USB to full capacity. Thanks bro!
thank you so much! I was super annoyed when this happened to my usb but this guide fixed it right up!
God dammit internet i love u ! Thank u very much sir!
After creating a system recovery on my 120gb usb it shrinked to 32. Now its back to normal thanks to this vid !
Short and to the point, thanks!
Thank you so much! Your video has been saving flashdrives since 2012! I used this now and I will continue to use this if ever needed. Thanks, man! :D
amazing thanks man ur a life savior.. for people with more than 2 disks just select the right number in the first step but in the second one it has to be partition 1 😄
Thanks here in 2022 you save me tons of hours, thanks bro!
Quick question, after you select Disk 1 (for me it was Disk 2) you said to select Partition 1, but I'm not sure if that's Partition from Disk 1 or Partition from the Disk I selected, 2?
NO HOMO BUT I LOVE YOU;
MY USB WAS 64 GIGS AND AFTER SAFELY BACKING UP FILES, I GOT THIS PROBLEM
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SOLUTION
I AM FUKIN RELIVED