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Fix SD Card Showing Wrong Size
You must make sure the memory device you are purchasing is of good quality, and most importantly it has to be a genuine product. So, I have 6 ways to fix SD Card Showing Wrong Size which are given below.
1. Scan SD Card Or Pendrive with Antivirus
There are times when you download stuff or transfer files from other systems to your memory cards or pen-drive then the virus comes to the memory card. There is a possibility that the viruses could be consuming the space or eventually might corrupt the memory device on a temporary basis.
All you have to do is scan the external memory device either from the Windows Defender or any anti-virus software you have in your system. I would recommend Bitdefender to scan the device because it is free of cost and the free version of this software does the job pretty decently.
2. Clean Pendrive using CMD
To clean the respective memory card or pen-drive from the system CMD, go through the steps mentioned below.
Steps:
- Click on windows search bar
- Search for “Command Prompt or CMD”
- Right click on it and Run it as administrator
- Type “diskpart” and enter
- After entering DISKPART type “list disk” and enter
- Then type “select disk (disk number) ” and enter
- Now type “clean” and enter
- Now type “create partition primary” and enter
- To format type “format fs=ntfs” and enter
- And you are done
Head on to the next method if this one doesn’t work for you.
3. Delete SD Card Partition
For deleting the SD card partition from the system and creating a new one again in the system, go through the steps mentioned below thoroughly.
Steps:
- Click on windows search bar
- Search for “Command Prompt or CMD”
- Right click on it and Run it as administrator
- Type “diskpart” and enter
- After entering DISKPART type “list disk” and enter
- Then type “select disk (disk number) ” and enter
- Now type “list partition” and enter
- Then “select partition 1” and enter
- To delete type “delete partition” and enter
- Now type “create partition primary” and enter
- Then type “active” and enter to activate the partition
After you are done with the CMD commands head on to the disk management part to allocate the external memory device:
- Click on the windows search bar
- Search & Open for “disk management”
- Right-click on the particular disk i.e. the damaged one
- Select “New Simple Volume”
- Click on “Next” until you see the drive letter selection window
- Also, don’t change the size of the disk, leave it as it is
- Then select the drive letter
- Name the disk if you want to
- And you are done.
So, most probably this should fix the size issue of the external memory device. Just plug the external device out and plug it in again. If this method didn’t fix the issue then head on to the next one.
4. Format Memory Card Or Pendrive using CMD
To format the external device follow the below mentioned steps carefully.
Steps:
- Click on windows search bar
- Search for “Command Prompt or CMD”
- Right click on it and Run it as administrator
- Type “diskpart” and enter
- After entering DISKPART type “list disk” and enter
- Then type “select disk (disk number) ” and enter
- To format type “format fs=ntfs” and enter (if you face size issue error then there will be no volume selected shown in the CMD)
- Now type “list volume” and enter
- Now look for the particular volume, then type “select volume (volume number)” and enter
- To format type “format fs=ntfs” and enter
- It will take a few minutes and you are done formating
5. Low-Level Format On SD Card/Pendrive
This is another method to Fix SD Card Showing Wrong Size. To follow up on this method you will have to download a 3rd party software to format the SD card or any external memory device on a low level.
Steps:
- After you install it
- Open the tool
- Select the particular disk or device to format
- Format will take a few minutes
- Then, Plug the device out and again in
- And you are done
Download: HDD LLF Low Level Format Tool
6. Format SD Card Or Pendrive using MalvaStyle
In this method also, you will have to download a 3rd party tool to format the external memory device i.e. MalvaStyle. This tool is one of the best tools to manage external disks and repair it without typing any commands. Below are the steps to format the SD card from the tool.
Steps:
- After installing the tool
- Open the tool
- Click on “USB only” box
- Click on the dropdown menu and select the device
- Once you have selected the device
- Click on “disk part” then click “ok”
- Now the formatting process will begin
- Wait until the formatting is completed
- And you are done
Download: MalvaStyle
FAQs
How do I fix the wrong size on my SD card?
There are 6 best ways mentioned above, you can choose any of the processes to fix the wrong size issue without any hassle. But, if you ask me the best method then I would say it’s the 1st method i.e. to scan the device with a proper antivirus.
Why is my SD card showing less space?
So, this mostly happens when there is a virus in the device which is apparently hidden, which can be fixed by following appropriate methods or it is a duplicate product which can’t be fixed.
How do I fix a corrupted SD card?
There are 6 best possible ways mentioned above, which any of you can easily pull off without any hassle. So, look for the best method which seems to be promising to you which is the best decision or you can delete the SD card partition and again format it with Malva Style for optimum results.
Conclusion
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