Fake Pen Drive

[saurabh.sauron]

i was fooled into buying a fake 8 GB toshiba pen drive. i think someone has tampered with the size and it is not actually an 8 gb pen drive, but of lesser size. Is there a way to repair the pen drive so that it becomes usable. one thing is that when i copy files to the pen drive, it shows only the folders but not the files inside. what do i actually do?

[PraKs]

Probs with fake drives..

Just go & Blast the guy from whom U got it.

[Cool G5]

No.You can't get the full capacity.Try formatting the pen drive to solve the problem u mentioned.In future buy only genuine products.

[saurabh.sauron]

i didnt mean get full space. just, getting it to work like a normal pen drive...get the original space...whatever it is. i feel like blasting the person, but i forgot where i bought it from.

[Cool G5]

^Have u tried formatting?How did u 4get 4m where u bought it. That guy saved from getting thrashed by u.

[infra_red_dude]

Whats space is usable on the Flash Drive?

[saurabh.sauron]

it shows 8 gb usable but when i add a large file, it doesnt show up in the drive. the folder is visible. sometimes, exe's dont execute well. i tried formatting. also, the pen drive is abt a year old.

[Cool G5]

Scan it for virus using an antivirus.

[ashnik]

put a photo here..with model no printed on it

[casanova]

I think some1 said this previously in forum that its 8Gigabit and not 8 Gigabyte. R u getting only 1GB of space

[saurabh.sauron]

it is 8gb. it is written. i am not sure ohw much space i am getting.

[casanova]

So is it written like 8GB or 8Gb.

I got a Kingston Data Traveller 4GB. It's giving me 3.76 GB