I have a Sandisk Cruzer 16GB USB flash drive, but it started to show up as 16MB. And I can’t use it, it tells me that I need to format the drive or
Please insert a disk into drive X. What software do I need to check the flash drive?I can’t format it since the format fails, and it shows as 16MB instead of 16GB.
Solution:
If all else fails, boot an Ubuntu CD, plug in the USB drive, and format it there. Ubuntu seems quite good at formatting things that Windows considers otherwise untouchable. Once formatted, eject and reboot into Windows and attempt to use it.