My 2GB USB could not be formated and when see its properties it shows 0 byte capacity in format window it shows 8mb only

Whenever a computer tries to access a flashdisk, even for just retrieving the properties of the disk, a LED will flash.
Not being able to format your disk is another thing. If you've opened a file at this disk, Windows will prevent formatting. Best is to restart your PC, and than immediatelly start the formatting-process.

click start control panel administrative tools computer management disk management right click on your drive select properties click tools you should see click check now click start two boxes

automatically fix files and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors place then a tick in both boxes then select check now start

you might tick one box then return after its finished the first repair then return and tick the second box you should not do anything while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input may damage this drive

I found that you get best results by ticking one box then returning after it has finished then tick the other box

then you might have restore it to its default status

Right click on usb drive select properties you will have an array of options

Select the hardware option then select your drive properties policies

restore defaults

In XP

Right click on your drive select properties then on customize restore Default in W 7



hope this helps

Your usb kingston device is faulty and damage thats why its showing nothing you will need to buy a new one, Kronoguy

IN MY CASE I RETURN THAT TO WHERE I BOUGHT BUT TRY TO FIX BY RENAMING IT ..
RIGHT CLICK AND RENAME..

click start control panel administrive tools computer management disk management right click on your drive select properties then security select take full control in windows 7

USB drives can be write-protected by modifying the StoreageDevicePolicies Registry key and WriteProtect Registry value.
click Start>run>regedit to open Registry Editor. and press control+F to open the find dialogue box and type "usb device" or "driverdesc" to open usb mass storage device or type "usb mass storage device" in the search windows. And right click on it and delete. This will set the policy value to 0. then insert your usb device. It will work fine.
# Remember: do not delete any unknow files in the registry as this will make some programes not work as usual.

also
If you are running a Windows XP OS then you might be able to:

- click start right click on my computer select open
- Right click the icon of your Flash Drive (It should be F:/ or something)
- Click Properties in the menu that comes up
- Click the Sharing tab
- Click permissions
- And finally, click Allow next to Full Control.



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Put the memory card back into your computer or card reader and open My Computer. Right click on the card once it is recognized and choose format. When the format box comes up, look at the capacity. It should show around 1.89GB on a 2GB card. If it shows zero, your card could be bad.

my micro sd card has been formatted due to virus entered. but after formatting its not readable & its capacity show 0 bytes.
please help what i to do

4 GB pen drive show property as 0 byte used and 0 byte free..when subjected to open show insert disk please help!

Format the Data Traveler:

Warning! All data will be lost.

1. Insert the DataTraveler into a USB port.

2. Right click the Start button via the Windows Start menu and slect Explore.

3. Locate and right click the Kingston removable drive.

4. Select Format from the pop-up menu.
Note: Always use standard FAT for drives 2GB and smaller. Always use FAT32 for drives 4GB and larger.

5. Click the Start button. A format Removable Disk Warning will come up. Choose OK if you want to format your drive. After the drive has been formated you will receive a Format Complete box. Click the OK button.

Hope that helps.

My usb was suddenly says used capacity 0 bytes,free 0 bytes,FILE SYSTEM raw.Cannot be formated.it says insert flash drive.give me the best solution