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DW
Jun 29, 2025Iron Contributor
Why does my usb have less space than it says?
This is a very weird issue. My USB size becomes less after creating a Windows bootable USB with it. The original size is 128GB but now it only shows 32GB in Windows 10 file explorer. It is the same...
azharmehmood
Jun 30, 2025Copper Contributor
Open Disk Management.
Locate your USB drive in the list. If it shows only a 32GB partition and some unallocated space Right-click each partition and select Delete Volume (this will erase all data). Once all space is unallocated, right-click it and select New Simple Volume. Format it.
You should be good to go after formatting