very interesting results

[sorahl]

I purchased what i consider to be a reputable flash drive. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015CH1PJU) As soon as it arrived I checked it in Validrive and it reported the amount of space i expected (just under 128gb)

I have 51 GB of files to store on it

However i have moved 26.4 gb of the files over

it is is reporting as full when trying to copy any more files to it

Should I be returning this?
I'm going to format the drive and start fresh. see what happens this time ( i re ran validrive again and it still shows the same)

 

[peterblaise]

@sorahl wrote"... flash drive ... just under 128gb ... I have 51 GB of files to store on it ... However i have moved 26.4 gb of the files over ... it is is reporting as full when trying to copy any more files to it ..."​

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Is one of your files larger than 4 GB?

File size limitations on USB drives:

FAT32: Limits individual files to 4GB.​

exFAT: Allows for much larger file sizes, up to the full capacity of the flash drive.​

NTFS: Also supports very large file sizes.​

Does Zipping the file, or reformatting the USB flash drive as exFAT or NTFS solve your challenge?

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[sorahl]

good idea, i'll verify

 

[sorahl]

i don't know what it was before... this day and age i would expect it to be formated to exFAT... it has been now and i'm attempting the copies
again.

 

[SeanBZA]

Most come formatted as FAT32, because they likely have a bulk formatter that has been around for a few years, and with the cost for buying a new formatter that can handle likely 200 plus drives at a time, they will carry on formatting as FAT32 and putting the same old image with the adware on it.

 

[sorahl]

That fixed the problem.. Thanks

 

[JonSawyer]

Purchased two 16 GB PNY USB 2.0 Flash Drives, when I run ValiDrive both report 32 GB - loaded one with 20 GB of Photos and was able to access all of them.

 

[DanR]

Interesting indeed. PNY is not noted for its quality. In this case PNY's QC is questionable as these 32 GB drives were mislabeled as 16 GB drives. I also note that they are no speed demons. I have two (2) older PNY's that are also very slow., but are otherwise OK

I would never buy PNY for myself nor recommend PNY. There are better alternatives available, but they will cost more than a cheap low quality PNY.