How to Fix USB Files Not Showing But Space Used Issue? [5 Solutions]

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Have you ever come across a situation when your USB drive is full but doesn’t show any files? If so, here are 5 solutions for you to fix USB files not showing but space used issue.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:51 Solution 1: Show Hidden Files
2:16 Solution 2: Run CHKDSK Using Command Prompt
2:53 Solution 3: Check USB Drive for Errors
3:25 Solution 4: Scan the USB Flash Drive Via Antivirus Software
3:58 Solution 5: Format the USB drive
Why is my flash drive saying it's full but is empty? Many people ask like this. The reason including the USB drive isn’t properly connected to the PC, the USB drive contains malware or corrupted data, you have accidentally hidden the data on your USB drive, etc. So, how to fix the flash drive not showing files?
Solution 1: Show Hidden Files: Connect the USB drive to the PC and open it. Then, tap the “View” button at the top menu bar and simply tick the “Hidden Items” checkbox to show any hidden files.
Solution 2: Run CHKDSK Using Command Prompt: Open the Cortana search box and type CMD in the search bar. Right-click “Command Prompt” and tap “Run as Administrator”. Type “chkdsk C: /f/x/r” and press the Enter key. Make sure to replace “C” with the USB drive’s drive letter. CHKDSK will automatically troubleshoot any system errors and show the current status of the USB drive on your screen.
Solution 3: Check USB Drive for Errors: Right-click the USB drive and click “Properties”, switch to the “Tools” tab and tap “Check” under the “Error Checking” option. Let the system automatically diagnose the error. Check your USB drive again and see if it is showing the data or not.
Solution 4: Scan the USB Flash Drive Via Antivirus Software: in this case, you can use an antivirus program to scan the USB drive and remove any malware.
Solution 5: Format the USB drive: Connect the USB Drive and go to "This PC". And then right-click on the Drive and choose "Format". On the Format box, configure the process according to your requirement, and click "Start".
That's all the possible solutions that you can try to fix USB files not showing but space used problem.
If formatting your USB Drive was the only method that worked for you, then you might have lost all of your data. So, it's advisable to recover all of your data from your faulty USB Drive by using the Recoverit data recovery software: bit.ly/3vt9wi6
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Пікірлер: 247

  • @allheronocape8372
    @allheronocape83722 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. The command prompt, totally worked. I was losing my mind. This video was on point. Thanks again.

  • @ronitahaine8881
    @ronitahaine88812 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this. The command prompt fixed it instantly made me feel like a tech guru😂

  • @autobotpdx8277

    @autobotpdx8277

    Жыл бұрын

    How to stop this bro, every time i start my pc its scan my drive😢, I was postponed to ' When PC Restart' once 😢 , now every time its scanning.

  • @SoulOfAnAxe
    @SoulOfAnAxe Жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial! I went to properties/tools and repair. It said I didn't need a repair but I did anyways. The missing files showed!!! Thanks!!!

  • @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    Жыл бұрын

    So glad to hear that.

  • @adejokeakinbiola9211
    @adejokeakinbiola92112 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. I find this very helpful!

  • @jeremyadom-asamoah6359
    @jeremyadom-asamoah6359 Жыл бұрын

    This was really helpful. Thank you

  • @reigne01
    @reigne012 жыл бұрын

    Sir I really need your help please.when i transfered photos and videos from my phone to usb after transferred it appears and says FAILED PHOTO .what will i do?can i recover the photo cut and paste to usb? please

  • @shanefisher3
    @shanefisher32 жыл бұрын

    Do you also do this for a Mac version?

  • @iTheRudy
    @iTheRudy2 жыл бұрын

    I have connected my SSD(which has my Windows 10) to another laptop and copied some files into my SSD in C drive. But when I connect my SSD back to my laptop the files are missing. Will the above method work for my situation? I would highly appreciate your reply. Thanks.

  • @yakuragikisaki7053
    @yakuragikisaki7053 Жыл бұрын

    I tried chkdsk in command promt and its said " Uncoverable error in folder ¥system volume information. Convert folder to file (y/n)? " What should i do?

  • @richking3999
    @richking3999 Жыл бұрын

    You have saved me so much time! Thank you!!!!!

  • @muslimahmuslimah6589
    @muslimahmuslimah65892 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if you could assist me. I have downloaded a digitizing app onto my desktop, i copied it onto my external to use on my laptop. I see all files but the program is not opening. The app ran previously on windows 7, my desktop runs on windows 10 and laptop on windows 8.

  • @ronakkedia69
    @ronakkedia692 жыл бұрын

    The 1st solution worked for me :) thanks a lot 😊🙂

  • @meganj7826
    @meganj78262 жыл бұрын

    please i need help and i cant figure out how to google this or find a solution but... i got a new camera a while ago and formated my sd card so it will work. with my old camera I could just grab and drag videos from my sd card file on my computer and add them to my home screen or wherever I needed them. now with this camera the sd card opens a file that have many different files that are all empty. i just don't know what to do. ( I'm using a sony cybershot camera, memory card is also son, iPad pro 12.9 and mackboo)

  • @setcho2712
    @setcho27122 жыл бұрын

    Help to open files in my NTFS fold. I recovered files from my external drive using RecoverIt. The recovered files are into 3 folders namely, NTFS, RAW and ExFAT. Only files in the NTFS folder are correctly named but unfortunately, none can open. Files from the RAW folder have labels such as 0000001, 0000000123 etc which makes it difficult to know the content until you open.

  • @elanna0007
    @elanna0007 Жыл бұрын

    You are so friendly and enthusiastic and clearly roughly 192K viewers know what the heck you are talking about. Unfortunately, I was not one of them. Frankly, if I knew want a Catana bla bla box was I don't think I'd need you.

  • @robinnadile5164
    @robinnadile51642 жыл бұрын

    Thank you nice video it helps a lot my flash now working

  • @angeloperry9001
    @angeloperry90012 жыл бұрын

    For me, command prompt cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Have no clue what that means. Can you please help me? I’m so frustrated at this point.

  • @AliHussnain-ce6vl
    @AliHussnain-ce6vl3 ай бұрын

    After running the CHKDSK command, it took some time to complete. However, once it finished, my USB drive was no longer visible on my computer. give me solution

  • @tamirobo
    @tamirobo2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Nice work.

  • @rondoschiavoni8840
    @rondoschiavoni88409 ай бұрын

    I see a full red line on this PC properties for my ReadyBoost 32GB flash drive is this normal?

  • @personalgrowthacademy6761
    @personalgrowthacademy67613 ай бұрын

    This video was extremely helpful. Thank you very much

  • @richempire1604
    @richempire16042 жыл бұрын

    Please I need help my while using recover it I am seeing some files but in an unknown/corrupted format please I need solution important files for my office is at stake

  • @publicfigure2529
    @publicfigure25292 жыл бұрын

    I tried the command prompt it says something not recognizable I didn't really get and pls how can I use recover it

  • @evans2427
    @evans24272 жыл бұрын

    Thnx man u are a life saver 👍

  • @sugs1258
    @sugs12582 жыл бұрын

    You’ve saved the day - thank you.

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    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @ZoyasMenu

    @ZoyasMenu

    9 ай бұрын

    I was attach usb with my phone and send some pics from gallery to usb but not showing the pics in usb why?

  • @joshuadarko6531
    @joshuadarko6531 Жыл бұрын

    It worked. Thanks for this wonderful video

  • @SamSung-nf6tr
    @SamSung-nf6tr Жыл бұрын

    Will this work for cards used in Android phone

  • @ibrahimoumani9327
    @ibrahimoumani9327 Жыл бұрын

    just type * in the usb search you will see all the files 🤷‍♂️ without using any program

  • @aniketdhobale578

    @aniketdhobale578

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much 😊

  • @harisaslam6433

    @harisaslam6433

    7 ай бұрын

    Solved it but why is this happening?

  • @poppyalt7427

    @poppyalt7427

    7 ай бұрын

    I didnt realize any search at all would work thank you very much, this specific sd card works on everything except my phone and youve saved me some frustration...

  • @aaminaihtesham6486

    @aaminaihtesham6486

    7 ай бұрын

    The video wasn't helpful at all but your comment was 👍🏻 Thank you

  • @rohn_2984

    @rohn_2984

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks man. It helped me

  • @farmgirl768
    @farmgirl7682 жыл бұрын

    the files in usb are read in another laptop but with new laptop not showing any files

  • @ebenezeraddoasare8359
    @ebenezeraddoasare83592 жыл бұрын

    Please is there a solution for mac user. My hard disk when slotted in is not showing.

  • @ilkinaliyev6022
    @ilkinaliyev60222 жыл бұрын

    thank u very much was very helpful

  • @kayleighbirt445
    @kayleighbirt445 Жыл бұрын

    My usb had formate problem then after working went to need to formate but there stuff on it

  • @student3101
    @student3101 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing AND tysm it helped a lot...liked and subscribed....format usb worked for mine problem....again tysmmmmmmmmm

  • @NaivotokiMollel-cs6jw
    @NaivotokiMollel-cs6jw Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the content

  • @TheNalin76
    @TheNalin762 жыл бұрын

    Wooow thank you very much 👍❤️❤️🙏

  • @sheesh3178
    @sheesh31788 ай бұрын

    The command prompt worked! Altough you have to wait for minutes depending on the USB's content (mine was 19GB and I waited for 26mins)

  • @khansajjadahmad695
    @khansajjadahmad6952 жыл бұрын

    The hidden files method worked perfectly man. Thanks alot, best video ever

  • @OfficialPial

    @OfficialPial

    2 ай бұрын

    we used to hide adult videos by this method in the high school ...hahahaha

  • @puwaghakeclarancealloh2517
    @puwaghakeclarancealloh25172 жыл бұрын

    Very great, thanks very much

  • @MELOMOKOTOGULU
    @MELOMOKOTOGULU Жыл бұрын

    My fendrive is error or corrupt me file Each Times i insert an MP3 on it.The file will became null or REC or square. And then whatever to Play the file. It came dumb only. But the storage are health and still read by My computer. Each Times, it finish to access. How kind of did to fix me fendrive for Windows 7

  • @Dr.ChemistIntheKitchen
    @Dr.ChemistIntheKitchen2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you ☺️

  • @AliHussnain-ce6vl
    @AliHussnain-ce6vl3 ай бұрын

    After running the CHKDSK command, it took some time to complete. However, once it finished, my USB drive was no longer visible on my computer.

  • @lilibethramos690
    @lilibethramos6902 жыл бұрын

    Much thanks!

  • @wrestling007.
    @wrestling007.2 жыл бұрын

    Thnx Bro

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    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @cra8553
    @cra85532 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much

  • @aaiizy2531
    @aaiizy25312 жыл бұрын

    when i try format it it says it only has 3 mb of storage when its a 32 gb usb stick

  • @adhilmuhammed2754
    @adhilmuhammed27542 жыл бұрын

    thankyou so much bro, i had lost many files while cutting and pasting from my SD card to my hard drive, i tried the second method and i got all the files back, it seems they were orphaned, whatever that means.. thank you so much again!!!

  • @kumarani7197
    @kumarani71972 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro this helped me😘😘😘

  • @robelliott9212
    @robelliott9212 Жыл бұрын

    Does this work which a mac?

  • @zabiullahasadullah8669
    @zabiullahasadullah86692 жыл бұрын

    Very much thanks 😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @Smqrf71
    @Smqrf712 жыл бұрын

    SOLUTION 3 WORKED THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN

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    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @maxvidcafe3387
    @maxvidcafe3387 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much❤❤❤

  • @maryrosegacutan1353
    @maryrosegacutan13532 жыл бұрын

    My flash drive.. When you open it in pc.. Showing only USB Driver.. When you click USB Driver all my data, files show up..

  • @SohailAnsari-bx8zd
    @SohailAnsari-bx8zd2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent 🥰😘 It's very fast working

  • @phantomfowl9758
    @phantomfowl97582 жыл бұрын

    i try the recover thing but i still but see my files at all, why

  • @clintonblibo3539
    @clintonblibo3539 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much no 1 worked .

  • @zikruddinhussaini5183
    @zikruddinhussaini51832 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir.

  • @atechudtibi2706
    @atechudtibi27062 жыл бұрын

    Can I also fix it using android phone? Thanks in advance.

  • @maryolsen8454
    @maryolsen84543 ай бұрын

    Hidden files. Felt like an idiot. Thank you!

  • @bolobalaman
    @bolobalaman2 жыл бұрын

    U are a life saver lad

  • @imans264
    @imans2649 ай бұрын

    Your video just SAVED my life😭😭😭. THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤❤❤❤

  • @microsoftsarker
    @microsoftsarker2 жыл бұрын

    thanks for sharing

  • @kurtproductionz5892
    @kurtproductionz5892 Жыл бұрын

    name of the background music please?

  • @thelordforeveryou
    @thelordforeveryou2 жыл бұрын

    I lost my files but they were not that important. I formatted my flash drive, learnt to take backups frequently

  • @yourshow9848
    @yourshow9848 Жыл бұрын

    What can i do i can't move files to my usb drive?

  • @frankfindout1505
    @frankfindout1505 Жыл бұрын

    I have mine set up properly on fat32 and it still won't play in my TV and I play it on my computer and everywhere else but it won't play on the TV and I got the right programs it should was working now it's not working

  • @Drsinghdentalhospital
    @Drsinghdentalhospital2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks brother

  • @teckyougamer8742
    @teckyougamer8742 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @hectorisraelsilvaruiz6896
    @hectorisraelsilvaruiz6896 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @aejazali2714
    @aejazali27144 ай бұрын

    The command prompt fixed it instantly thanks bro 🙏

  • @vinitrawat48
    @vinitrawat482 жыл бұрын

    thanks man it work for me :)

  • @zeeshah6974
    @zeeshah6974 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks So Much it's Work

  • @isaacocloo4746
    @isaacocloo47462 жыл бұрын

    I copied videos on my drive but If I try to open it in my USB ,it doesn't work....How can I fix such problem

  • @nanasaheb8225
    @nanasaheb82252 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @SureshNath
    @SureshNath Жыл бұрын

    I haved moved the whole mobile data by using cut option to my otg pendrive. But there is no data in mobile and also not showing in pendrive also how can i recover the data kindly help me out

  • @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @autobotpdx8277
    @autobotpdx8277 Жыл бұрын

    2:32 How to stop this 😢 every time my pc starts its doing scan again and again, how to stop this sh**.

  • @Hello-hg3on
    @Hello-hg3on2 жыл бұрын

    its not working my 1 terrabyte usb is still broken pls help

  • @currentfaves65
    @currentfaves653 ай бұрын

    This worked - thanks !

  • @MysticalShadows
    @MysticalShadows10 ай бұрын

    Good job !

  • @ajazahmed2329
    @ajazahmed23293 жыл бұрын

    Hii xiaomi private file delete how to recovery pls help

  • @motto666
    @motto6662 жыл бұрын

    Went to a Photo shop to download a photo, the shop accessed my usb drive and later when I got home and tried it on my computer, all my files were empty, the drive showed it had 5 gig of stored files but when clicked, it showed no file. Here is the way I found workable: control panel, file explorer options, show hidden file (check), then hide protected operating system files (uncheck), then apply and ok, you need to do this twice in order to work. Do not format, because all files will be lost.

  • @tataagalaxy2299
    @tataagalaxy22994 ай бұрын

    Useful video 😊

  • @sterice400
    @sterice4002 жыл бұрын

    brill, thank you

  • @shashikajayaratne2231
    @shashikajayaratne22312 жыл бұрын

    Thank so much brooo... it worked..

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    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @mackiegillen7389
    @mackiegillen7389 Жыл бұрын

    thanks so much for your help my problem is solved

  • @MishaCR7best
    @MishaCR7best4 ай бұрын

    When I plug my usb to pc, and open I find another usb drive inside, and when I copy data all data goes inside that folder, and shortly gets lost

  • @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi there, thank you for your question! If you have tried all the steps in the video above I would recommend assigning a new drive letter to the USB drive. Sometimes the USB drive may have the same drive letter as another drive in your computer, which can cause conflicts and errors. You can change the drive letter of the USB drive using the Disk Management tool on Window.

  • @ojithacanmakeit7950
    @ojithacanmakeit79502 жыл бұрын

    Love you man you give solution

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    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @anshchannel2012
    @anshchannel2012 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks sir

  • @user-lw4js7cj8o
    @user-lw4js7cj8o9 ай бұрын

    Thanks alot u saved me

  • @IbrarKhan-sm3my
    @IbrarKhan-sm3my6 ай бұрын

    Please help me.. My all photos are in usb and it have captured 19GB space in usb but when I plug in USB in computer it shows no file and pictures please help me im afraid to lost

  • @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    6 ай бұрын

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  • @nethmipasinduni2465
    @nethmipasinduni24652 жыл бұрын

    Solution 1 worked thank you so much sir

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    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @user-gr3nn1gc9y
    @user-gr3nn1gc9y9 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @sukhenmojumdar7368
    @sukhenmojumdar73682 жыл бұрын

    thank you.

  • @adedigbaadedayo3076
    @adedigbaadedayo30768 ай бұрын

    Check disk command worked for me I am so happy Thank God and thank you

  • @kundagoonda
    @kundagoonda2 жыл бұрын

    HELLLP PLEASE! i tried typing the command & hit enter but now it's telling me "access denied" and shozs "FAT39" under the usb ; please help all my uni files and work doc are there i"m panicking!!

  • @kundagoonda

    @kundagoonda

    2 жыл бұрын

    sorry i meant "FAT32"

  • @kundagoonda

    @kundagoonda

    2 жыл бұрын

    wait it"s back now but the usb tab is empty even tho it shows otherwise on the PC tab; when i click on the usb it shows a file name System Volume Information" everything i had there isn't showing anymore! please help i'm crying rn

  • @Pamlo_

    @Pamlo_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kundagoonda My god... im having the same problem too, im so sorry for you even this happend a year ago, its at least good to know im not the only one with this problem

  • @DipIsNowToxicx
    @DipIsNowToxicx2 жыл бұрын

    see my problem is that when i plug in my usb it dosent appear on my files but it does appear in device management

  • @cyandeoidre2375

    @cyandeoidre2375

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @harigadapa272
    @harigadapa2725 ай бұрын

    Thank u so much

  • @philspianolessons3867
    @philspianolessons38672 жыл бұрын

    God bless you Number 1 worked

  • @risingoblivion2024
    @risingoblivion2024 Жыл бұрын

    Did the first solution and took out nearly 59 GB of space, thank you for your video

  • @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @frankzapata7170
    @frankzapata717010 ай бұрын

    WHAT IF I FORMAT , THEN PASS THE SAME FILES AGAIN AND AGAIN IT SAYS ZERO BYTES?????? HELP ME PLEASEEEEE

  • @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    @RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware

    10 ай бұрын

    Hi there, thank you for your question! If you have tried all the steps in the video and stil have no success you can try to test the USB drive on another computer to rule out computer-specific issues, and if the problem persists, it may indicate a hardware problem with the USB drive, necessitating its replacement.

  • @gamz_hive7
    @gamz_hive7 Жыл бұрын

    VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY THAAANNKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!👍👍👍

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