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Pendrive noname 4GB advertising bag - two partitions, how to merge and format?

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  • #1 16360529
    Odżi
    Level 10  
    Hi,
    I flown through a lot of topics and solutions but I can't take any particular step forward.
    I have two flash drives that I got at one training session.
    Both same 4GB.
    The situation applies to each of them separately.

    When I connect the USB flash drive, it shows me two drives:
    - the first 400MB, with the company's advertising presentation, impossible to format
    - the second 3.4GB empty with which "you can do whatever you want"

    I would like to merge it normally, format it so that there was 4GB available without unnecessary files left behind.

    I tried the low level format - it is not overwhelming.

    Photos:
    Pendrive noname 4GB advertising bag - two partitions, how to merge and format? Pendrive noname 4GB advertising bag - two partitions, how to merge and format?

    Can anyone help?

    / edit:
    and info can help: on the other side of the flash drive on the "chip" it is written in three lines below it:
    PF186 (or PFI86 - hard to say)
    SG
    1648 (or I648 - hard to say)
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  • #2 16360583
    viayner
    Level 43  
    Hello,
    Gparted - He has never let me down.
    What disc formats? It is possible that the chip is programmed in this way and only changing the firmware will help something.
    Regards
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  • #3 16360585
    Odżi
    Level 10  
    What formats? .. The 400GB one has a FAT file system, the 3.4GB one has a FAT32 file system for that matter.
    Gparted - I'll try in a moment.
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  • #4 16360621
    viayner
    Level 43  
    Hello,
    exactly, and what messages do you have that cannot be formatted?
    Regards
  • #5 16360628
    Odżi
    Level 10  
    ! the disk is write-protected.

    Ah gparted I won't be able to try until the evening.
  • #6 16360904
    mbo
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    Paste the picture as seen by the ChipGenius pendrive.
  • #7 16360944
    Odżi
    Level 10  
    I paste the first pendrak pendrive:
    Pendrive noname 4GB advertising bag - two partitions, how to merge and format?

    and paste the second pendrak pendrive:
    Pendrive noname 4GB advertising bag - two partitions, how to merge and format?
    8GB? :D
  • #8 16360975
    mbo
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    The bone looks like 8 GB, but it may not be fully functional and works properly less.

    At the very bottom of the program there is a link to the utility program - download it and see if it recognizes the flash drive.

    Or check it out Chipsbank umptool209X
  • #9 16361028
    Odżi
    Level 10  
    I downloaded, I will press start, but it is empty.
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  • #12 16363144
    Odżi
    Level 10  
    Yesterday evening I did not manage to test Gparted, unfortunately crow's face: / Tonight I hope that I will.

    Unfortunately, I left the butterfly at home and the new ChipGenius will not be able to be checked until the evening.

    I'll let you know when I get it.
    Of course, thank you very much for your helpful suggestions.

    I have already done Low Level Format and nothing but a lot of errors.
  • #13 16363830
    pidar
    Mass storage specialist
    Odżi wrote:
    Unfortunately, I left the butterfly at home and the new ChipGenius will not be able to be checked until the evening.

    It is important that you save as much "info" about them in advance . :idea:
    http://www.antspec.com/usbflashinfo/

    Before using the software (which I added earlier in the attachment), apply it also DriveCleanup :
    https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic3150601.html#15356620

    I am sure {I have a feeling :wink: ) that you "won't fall" * on error if you follow my last instructions. :lol:

    * see on this topic:
    https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic3320383.html#16353759

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around a user seeking assistance with two 4GB noname USB flash drives that are partitioned into a 400MB section containing an advertising presentation and a 3.4GB empty section. The user aims to merge these partitions and format the drive to utilize the full 4GB capacity. Various solutions are proposed, including using GParted for partition management, checking for write protection, and utilizing tools like ChipGenius and Low Level Format. Users suggest that the drives may be programmed in a way that complicates formatting and merging, and they recommend saving information about the drives before attempting further actions. The conversation includes troubleshooting steps and links to software tools for testing and formatting the drives.
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