My PNY 32 GB Flash drive says 24 GB are being used, but all the files only add up to about 6 GB. How can I find those 18 GB worth of files, so I can use all the space on my drive?

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How do I use a flash drive?

Plug it in to the USB port on your computer. Use a Disk Formatting program to re format & test the drive. Find the mounted drive. Drag a file to it & drop

Sep 10, 2014 • PNY V165w Flash Drive 16 Gb

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Flash drive is only recongized as 32 GB after formatting

hi, just think sometimes to ask your questions to google, he has the answers if you look carrefully :
http://www.pny.com.tw/index.php?cls=2&mode=download
here is the direct link to the download programs page
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mich

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Flash won't work after format

format it in fat 32 mode

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Perhaps it has not been prepped, eg: not formated to use. Format it with fat32 file system using formatting software from the manufacturer. Also, make sure the movie file does not exceed 16 GB.

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PNY Attache 32 Gb Flash Disk: "Please insert a disk into Drive D:" when trying to format "There is no disk in Drive D:, Insert a disk and try again" when populated "Capacity,...

check the pen drive on some other pc, if the problem persists replace the pendrive

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Can't add or delete files from PNY 8GB Flash Drive

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Try formatting the drive using the option available in Microsoft Windows (before that try back up the important data on that drive), if the problem still persists, try using Forced USB formatter Utility, do tell us with the results. Hoping to hear from you soon.

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I just recently used the PNY Attache 16gb flash drive to store 2 dvd image files, but, although the flash drive has 15 gb free of space, as written on properties tab, i can't put in a single dvd image...

Did you change the format from (default)fat32 to Windows file system on your drive?

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Pny Optima Attache Flash Drive suddenly locked

look for a slider on the flash drive, I had a pny flash drive that had a slider that when enabled would protect the flash drive from accidental erasure or modification of the files.

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Write protected and locked files on PNY Optima 2 GB flashdrive

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Deleted files from my PNY 4GB flash drive are still taking up space.

Most flash drive comes with its on date support files on it. If those had not been removed then, yes it will show some space used.

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Make sure nobody put hidden files on the Flash,
Copy the files off, then reformat the flash in NTFS unless you have an old computer.

FAT32 will work, the limit is 4GB for a single file and 2TB for the whole drive. If it was an SD or variation I would have kept with this for compatibility with cameras ect. NTFS for a USB has a couple features that make it slightly more reliable and faster for a situation where you have many small files.

Below is a link to a simple flash formatting tool.

HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool

HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool

download.cnet.com

HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool...

Sock Puppet Jul 30, 2016

I'd use FAT32 for cross compatibility even though there's a size limit
The Vanguardian Jul 31, 2016

FAT32 will work, the limit is 4GB for a single file and 2TB for the whole drive. If it was an SD or variation I would have kept with this for compatibility with cameras ect. NTFS for a USB has a couple features that make it slightly more reliable and faster for a situation where you have many small files.

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