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Storage How to fix memory stick?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Vault-Tec, 4 Dec 2016.

  1. Vault-Tec

    Vault-Tec Green Plastic Watering Can

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    Hey all. I have two memory sticks here that I used in order to create Hackintosh installers with. For some reason the tools I have tried do not work (manage in Windows and another tool). I don't know why but they are only showing around 256mb of the 32/8gb they have. One is a Patriot the other a Sandisk.

    What software should I use? and a brief how to if you have a spare five minutes :)

    Cheers !

    Me.
     
  2. Flibblebot

    Flibblebot Smile with me

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    Use Windows Disk Manager to delete the existing partitions and recreate one that fills the whole disk? (I'm guessing the 256mb partition is for booting, with the OSX install on an Apple partition that Windows can't see)
     
  3. Vault-Tec

    Vault-Tec Green Plastic Watering Can

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    It won't let me do that.
     
  4. TheMadDutchDude

    TheMadDutchDude The Flying Dutchman

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    You'll probably have to do it through disk part with elevated privileges.
     
  5. Big Elf

    Big Elf Oh no! Not another f----ing elf!

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  6. Vault-Tec

    Vault-Tec Green Plastic Watering Can

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    IIRC that didn't work either :(

    From a command prompt? like select disk etc? that didn't work man. OSX has done something odd to them...

    Edit. Plugged the 32gb in says you need to format this disk blah blah blah. Just formatted it at 29gb and copying stuff to it now.

    Maybe it needed pulling out and putting back in?
     
  7. modd1uk

    modd1uk Multimodder

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    This ^, this is what I use. Perfecto.
     
  8. Vault-Tec

    Vault-Tec Green Plastic Watering Can

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    OK so I just actually realised what the problem was. Neither of them are visible to Android but used to be. I have an Android console and originally had my rom collection on the 32gb. Now I can't get Android to see it.
     

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