MicroSD has only half space (even when formatted)

[Opium]

Hey guys. I hope there is a microSD ninja that can help me with my little problem. So I just got a brand new Kingston (made in Japan) MicroSD 2GB

Here is my problem:

There are no files on the card. I have formatted the card by right clicking on the device and clicking on 'format'. FAT32, not quick format yadayada. Still the card insists it is still half full and I have tested that I can not fill it up to the actual size it should be.

Is there something I can try? A special formatter? cmd?

Cheers

 

[shaunj66]

Try this - SD Formatter

It worked for me when I had exactly the same problem

 

[Sjaool]

Maybe you've got 2 partitions on the microsd?

Found a little tool on the internet that may help you.

 

[Opium]

Try this - SD Formatter

It worked for me when I had exactly the same problem

That didn't work. Formatting using windows brings it back to the 2GB size with half full.

The tool Sjaool linked to did the same thing...

 

[shaunj66]

I'd say your micro SD is borked. It shouldn't behave like that.

 

[Opium]

RIP MicroSD. I hardly knew you. Back to my trusty 1GB for me then.

 

[Extreme Coder]

Well, try formatting it using Linux or Mac. It just may work :/
If it's truly borked, then use it as a 1 GB card, or just send it to me

 

[TLSpartan]

Well, try formatting it using Linux or Mac. It just may work :/
If it's truly borked, then use it as a 1 GB card, or just send it to me

Gparted LiveCD would come in handy

Distro thats meant for formatting. Don't have to get an entire distro (unless you have one

Sourceforge Page

3 Newest ones

 

[jelbo]

Isn't this what you see with fake flash based devices/cards? My guess it's fake

 

[halljames]

Yes, I once had a 8 GB USB Memory Stick bought from Japan on ebay, and it seemed to only be a 2GB version, but somehow faked up to be 8. I got that exact same issue in Windows.

FAKE

 

[Sjaool]

Do you have a digital camera?
Try formatting it in the digitalcamera using an SD-adapter.

Don't if it will work though.

Also you could use the form on this site to verify if your card is a fake or not.

 

[test84]

try Unstoppable Copier, helped me with PSP memory.
try to copy more than 1GIG with it, see what happens.

also, use CHKDSK /f and /R , those may help too.

Cheers.

 

[Mangofett]

Yeah, you got a microsd with hacked partition tables.

 

[Gordon7]

The same thing happend with my SD mirco.. and the way i fixed it was i used a laptop that was at work with a built in SD card reader.. to format it again

hope this helps

 

[raulpica]

Yeah, you got a microsd with hacked partition tables.

True. I've seen quite a bit before, and this seems one.

 

[gratefulbuddy]

I have a sandisk 2gb microsd that had the same thing happen to it. My pc froze during a transfer. I tried formatting thru windows and I used sdformatter (from download center here), but no luck. So I kept downloading formatting programs and trying them until one worked and opened the card up to full capacity again. I think it was an MSI program, but don't quote me on that. TBH I tried so many programs I can't remember them all.

 

[Opium]

I managed to find a digital camera to format it in and now it says 1.8GB free. Sweet

It's probably a shoddy fake card though still but I'll give it a go.

 

[Nero]

I managed to find a digital camera to format it in and now it says 1.8GB free. Sweet

It's probably a shoddy fake card though still but I'll give it a go.

Glad to hear the problem is gone.

Just wondering though, where did you get the MicroSD?

~Nero

 

[Deleted member 110780]

Fake cards can corrupt your data though =/

 

[Opium]

I managed to find a digital camera to format it in and now it says 1.8GB free. Sweet

It's probably a shoddy fake card though still but I'll give it a go.


Glad to hear the problem is gone.

Just wondering though, where did you get the MicroSD?

~Nero

GameYeeeah actually

Ever since formatting it in a digital camera it's been working perfectly. In fact it's running a hell of a lot faster than my old 1GB kingston was. The menu in my DSTT is now smooth as butter where as before it lagged slightly.