How to Restore USB Drive to Full Capacity (2023)

How to restore your USB back to original size or capacity.
When USB memory is partitioned the memory size decreases to a small amount. You won't be able to use the USB at full capacity unless the disk is restored. This happens when you download Windows 10 or 11 onto your USB stick. In this video, I show you how to restore your USB back to it's original capacity.
Video Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Install USB 0:34
USB Memory: 0:51
Instructions: 1:20
File System: 3:07
Format USB: 4:42
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[@nikyepstillme7118]

Very well explained and very informative video. I've watched many videos on this over the years. My brain didn't want to work so I searched how to restore ssd to original size and I saw this video and clicked on it. Very glad that I did bc instead of just saying open cmd and copy and paste blah blah blah u actually explained what I should do and the different file systems/types and what they do or are used for. Thank u for that and keep doing more bro. Definitely got a new subscriber right here!

[@filipjtech]

Thank you for the thoughtful words. I really appreciate it. I'm glad I was able to explain the problem and help you solve it. That is why I keep making videos like this. I can't be the only one who has computer related issues

[@razu_]

Thank you so much! This video is so underrated. You deserve more views! Keep the videos man!

[@filipjtech]

Thank you for the kind words

[@Hey_BK]

Thank you! And, thank you for the easy and straight to the point instructions. 😄

[@thomasroberts4907]

Excellent job Filip ! This has bothered me for years wondering why my drives only showed 32GB. You're process worked flawlessly. Many thanks..

[@EnderEclipz]

Thanks, this was a great, straight forward tutorial. Easy to follow as well.

[@XavierRadic]

Thanks, most clear, understanding and helpful. 💜💜

[@TzToke-Jad]

Much appreciated. Almost download some 3rd party formatting garbageware because tech websites just promote any trash software for a quick penny. This was like 60 seconds of work. Thank you again.

[@mitrooo3759]

So great explained ….. so helpful and easy

[@filipjtech]

You're welcome !

[@prasadmungekar4225]

Nicely Explained 👍Thankyou very much

[@alexandreconte7916]

perfect, straight to the point, solved my issue flawlessly

[@filipjtech]

Glad it worked out!

[@mduron74]

Worth to save this video. Very easy and Excelent explanation. Thank you

[@viktoriakosteski9462]

Very informative! Thank you!! 👍🏻

[@filipjtech]

Glad you enjoyed it! ;)

[@jeremyaberdeen7136]

Genius you are. I use to have the same problem, thanks to you everything has been sorted out. Cheers. Happy New Year.

[@jesus.portilla]

Very well explained man. Cheers!

[@CathannSmith]

Thank you for such an informative video, and it was a lifesaver for me.

[@justink1004]

Thanks man. Great video. It worked for me. I notice that there's still a small amount of used space after doing this though. Why is that?

[@ngominhhoang6523]

Thank you so much! Wish you all the best of luck, brother!

[@niskander1st]

Super Instructions. Great Video.

[@filipjtech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@forgivenessseeker770]

THANKS MAN IT IS SO EASY WITH YOUR EXPLAINATION WAS HELPFUL

[@filipjtech]

You're welcome!

[@balabanionel7094]

Many thanks. Easy and well explained.

[@filipjtech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thmbeta5352]

Thank you bro, I’ve had 2Tb of storage for months now but it would only say I have 30. This helped me be able to use the storage. Thanks for saving me a lot of money

[@filipjtech]

Glad I could help

[@AbdulAhad-in7ph]

this video was very helpfull. thanks bro.

[@filipjtech]

You're very welcome 🙏

[@RustyBoi-21]

bro thank you so much this was so quick and easy so now i can store my files thank you so much!!!!! 👍👍

[@filipjtech]

Glad it helped

[@srabino5042]

Brilliant! Thank you!

[@MasterChief0522]

I have a thumbdrive I tried to install Memtest on and now it is reading as two drives. It does not show up in the disk list when I run the command. I cannot format it using ImageUSB. Any suggestions? It is a 32GB thumbdrive and it is split into a 254MB and 511MB partition.

[@owenfitzgerald3219]

Thanks for the video. I did as you said but the new USB Key that said 58GB before doing your instructions, still said 58GB after. So 🤷‍♂

[@AutomateInnovate]

Thanks a lot bro it works!

[@JustMekayah]

it didnt work 😭

[@georgiaherrera6990]

Just wanted to say thank you! Finally transferred my movies! Informative and clear! Thank you so much >:3

[@filipjtech]

Glad I could help!

[@zerowinter5135]

Thank you very much ❤

[@Xenon_177]

Thanks, this helped a lot. Do you know why ut drops to 32gb after using it as a boot drive? The same thing happened to me

[@jimthrowaway]

same here. good brand too. samsung. a 64 gb used as installer boot-usb | afterward dropped to 32gb when reformatted.| At least now I know the fix.

[@junmorales5507]

Bravo Bravo Thank you sir thank you very much! Keep up the good work.

[@dart-rblx]

Wow thanks so much man, I was wondering what happened and it was only showing 156mb thanks for your help man!

[@pilotmisha]

Thank you!

[@user-pp7vn5oj5o]

Through your video my issue is resolved. Thank you very much.

[@filipjtech]

Great!

[@ChristianAnderson-gm3fp]

what about for Mac? my Sandisk drive is driving me nuts

[@alessandroferrando2383]

Thank you very much for this video!

[@filipjtech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hashemfashionhouse4200]

Hey Filip Tech! I really benefited a lot from this video. I am from Bangladesh... Thanks

[@filipjtech]

Glad it you liked it!

[@palshepard417]

Awesome guide thank you!

[@filipjtech]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nashmanuel]

You literally the best,thumbs up for you!

[@filipjtech]

Thank you

[@dakhosfate1654]

thanks bro ill keep your video in my favorites in case it happens again

[@mrgames-Will]

Thanks for this video buddy. I kept buying new USB sticks thinking I was being sold fake sticks!

[@filipjtech]

No problem 👍

[@jimthrowaway]

@@filipjtech His post is *not a joke* . . . I know how he feels . . . I went thru this myself with some well respected name brands . . . Thanks ! !

[@lieslrust4760]

Thanks for this, very helpful, I almost binned my usb then followed your video😊

[@filipjtech]

Glad it helped

[@sumdude4604]

Thanks big dog preciate it

[@robfractal6820]

Excellent worked after usb data lost after trying to load Linux os. Thanks

[@wilfredsmith]

Did it for me thank you !

[@filipjtech]

Glad it worked out!

[@ZimAntics]

Thank you

[@AestheticLina]

Nice and precise as always, please can you make a video on how to screen record on your laptop, like your doing now.

[@filipjtech]

I use obs studio

[@AestheticLina]

@@filipjtech ok thank you

[@TARUNBIR]

thanks bro it really workes thanks for uploading the video I really appreciate your great work...

[@filipjtech]

It's my pleasure

[@neissiebocu1832]

This was a great video - thank you !! Yes, please show us how to do this on a Mac also.

[@filipjtech]

Thank you. I'll take a look at how it's done on a Mac

[@Wolf89b]

thanks for this video. :)

[@filipjtech]

You're welcome 😊

[@aikjones1]

Was there a Mac version of this guide?

[@asdjesdsd]

worked thank you.

[@filipjtech]

You're welcome!

[@ricardohayes2790]

What model keyboard are you using. Thanks

[@filipjtech]

Basic $10 keyboard

[@Himax007]

What's the actual size of your pendrive? I mean the value mentioned on the package.

[@filipjtech]

128GB. It was down to 30GB after I downloaded Windows 10 on it

[@umlaudanum]

Thank you so much. I had this same happen to a 64 GB USB drive that I used to install Windows. Wonder why it does that.

[@filipjtech]

The drive is partioned when you install Windows. That is why we complete wipe the drive and repartion it

[@umlaudanum]

​@@filipjtechThanks! This was good to know. I also updated my bios with a usb drive, and I had to partition it for that, so all this stuff was very useful knowledge. All in all, I learned a lot from this video, and because of this video. :D

[@stratobungle]

Thanks! I was feeling pretty silly for a moment there - I thought I got ripped off as I had bought a 512GB PNY Pro Elite V2 10Gbps drive and before checking the capacity I used it as a Windows Recovery drive... and thought, "That's strange - why is this thing only 32GB???" - Now I know! Already fixed it using your video, as I needed the full capacity to do some large file moves. Much appreciated!

[@filipjtech]

That is a big chunk of missing storage. Glad this video helped you out

[@stratobungle]

@@filipjtech Definitely!

[@YOUTOOCANSEE]

perfect perfect perfect !!! super great ?? can not thank you enough

[@filipjtech]

Glad you like it!

[@kylejennings4971]

Damn finally a true teacher for a dyslexic technically challenged carpenter. I understood everything without have to watch 10 times. Thank you

[@filipjtech]

I try to make it easy for everyone to understand

[@koyomiperna3213]

Thanks a lot.

[@filipjtech]

Most welcome!

[@jacksondurranjustin]

Thanks very helpful and simple video, can use my SSD to install windows on the steam deck now :D

[@filipjtech]

Glad I could help you out

[@harsh_rajput0.7]

Thank you bro yo saved me a lot of money 😇

[@filipjtech]

No problem 👍

[@johnmangubat251]

Did'nt work for my usb orico😢 it says windows was unable to complete the format😢

[@WaliaIbex]

You are awesome 🎉

[@filipjtech]

You are!

[@PP-ow1xy]

is it only me that "bricked" my usb stick and could not even format it? (unallocated size) I had to run windows disk management tool to re-establish the volume and then I was able to format it again. I followed the instructions out of curiosity to try this tool out which I was not familiar too. Thus, I prefer the Disk Management tool myself.

[@florinrusu7226]

Thaks, if we ever meet the beer is from me ! Have a nice day !

[@MelloNarY]

thank you it really helped i thought i almost basically lost money for getting a windows setup

[@filipjtech]

you're welcome !

[@carlover6701]

Can we reverse it because audio player And other old device detect but can't read😥

[@filipjtech]

It never hurts to try

[@philiphorrocks6107]

very very good

[@Rvdzinski]

Man u saved me

[@filipjtech]

You're welcome!

[@winterandalex7685]

awewome vids

[@YOUTOOCANSEE]

if you can? make a simple video, how to make a simple password lock on usb flash drive to add some security ? would be great !!

[@filipjtech]

Great Idea. I will work on it

[@khalidmpango9623]

Thanks my usb is back capacity

[@tHe_ZoU_cReW]

saved me

[@filipjtech]

Glad it worked out!

[@That_boy_random-bq8tj]

thanks i worried i would lose 30 bucks on that usb drive

[@filipjtech]

Glad it worked out!

[@markojovanovski3550]

Show me on a Mac bro

[@filipjtech]

Will do

[@UwuBoy-eb6cs]

Lol it deleted my files

[@pietrononame4945]

Never buy PNY memory cards! Dont be stupid!

[@filipjtech]

What's the reason?

[@chemashd668]

it works

[@filipjtech]

Awesome!

[@GenkiMadGaming]

Thank you!

[@filipjtech]

You're welcome!!