I recently bought 2 4GB USB sticks but after a while I discovered they are actually 2GB. Anything more than that will result in empty folders or currupted files. Not so great way to waste 40 Euro.
UPDATE:
I found a reference to an application that FORMATS the USB Flash Drive and restores the USB stick to it's ORIGINAL size!! I managed to restore one of the two drives back to the actual 2GB size.
I didn't get the other 'fixed' yet, but at least this is the real size.
http://cid-21f12bb61b822dfa.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Utilities...
UPDATE 2:
I found another tool that was able to (low level?) format the other USB disk. It now also displays about 2GB storage size. Somehow the name of the tool reminds of "on Ebay"; it's called onbelay.
http://www.compuapps.com/download/Onbelay/onbelay.htm
WARNING: The reported size will be the size of your USB Flash Drive!
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I apparently did not else I would have gotten 4GB thumb drives...
I have a similar problem with a 32 Gb!!! usb key I was given in my birthday, but I can't format it to its real capacity. It keeps claiming it has 32 Gb, but I keep thinking it's false because data get corrupted.
I discovered it by installing lotsa portable apps and files, then the last added resulted in emty folders after reinsertion. Then I tried looking at the free space and it was excactly half. Then I copied some LINUX iso files to disk and checkd their MD5 values. Apparently the last ones after the 2GB limit were corrupt.
If the USB you got is bought in a regular shop chances are they are really the zise as sold for. Apparently many USB flash drives on ebay seem to be not correct.
BTW. 32GB? Do they even exist? I thought 16GB was max. I heard of 32GB ones sold on ebay that were (much) less in storage size. Google for ebay fake flash for some interesting reading.
I have bought so far are a little off of their advertised size. My 512mb is actually 495mb, and my 2gb is actually 1.86gb. Maybe you are getting something similar to this?
That has some complicated thing to do with a Megabyte not really being 1,000, KB it's something like 1,120. It's complicated crud.
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