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If you have a 4GB USB drive that is empty, and you try to copy a file of a few hundred MB to it, but Windows reports that your USB drive does not have enough space to copy the file. You check the USB capacity and find that it only has a few MB left. Don't worry, the following article from Mytour will guide you on how to fix USB capacity display errors.
Guide to Fixing USB Capacity Display Errors
1. Fix the error using the Checkdisk feature
Step 1: Go to Start → type cmd → press Enter
Step 2: In the command prompt window, type CHKDSK X: /f → press Enter.
Where X: is the drive letter of your USB on your computer.
2. Format USB
If running checkdisk doesn't yield results, try formatting your USB drive. Remember to back up important data on your USB before formatting to avoid any regrettable losses.
Tip: If you're unable to format your USB, you can refer to troubleshooting solutions for USB formatting issues.
Above, we've introduced you to ways to deal with incorrect USB storage capacity display. We hope these handy tricks will assist you in using your USB drive.
