256GB USB stick

[eshroom]

I have been given a 256GB USB stick by a friend. It is labelled (falsely) as Sony.

I posted in the Macbook section since my Macbook reads it as actually holding 256GB. Suspecting this is not true (it was purchased for about $50 in China) I would like to know how I can find out it's true capacity.

It is currently holding 47GB and rising...

 

[shujin88]

lol can you actually read the files? or does it say data corrupted or something.

 

[Saladinos]

Check in Disk Utility. If it says 256Gb, that's as much info as you can get out of it - either it's broken or it really is 256Gb.

 

[jbrenn]

try this is it windows only. I have a fake kingston 64gb. The actual capacity is 8gb. if you put more than that it currupts.
http://fightflashfraud.wordpress.co...ld-standard-in-detecting-fake-capacity-flash/

 

[Bill Gates]

try this is it windows only. I have a fake kingston 64gb. The actual capacity is 8gb. if you put more than that it currupts.
http://fightflashfraud.wordpress.co...ld-standard-in-detecting-fake-capacity-flash/

I didn't know that such fraud existed. Did you purchase your drive on eBay?

 

[Tallest Skil]

Snow Leopard no longer reads gibibytes as gigabytes, so if you're on Snow Leopard, the gigabytes it says are indeed the gigabytes it holds.

 

[jbrenn]

I didn't know that such fraud existed. Did you purchase your drive on eBay?

amazon

 

[DoFoT9]

Snow Leopard no longer reads gibibytes as gigabytes, so if you're on Snow Leopard, the gigabytes it says are indeed the gigabytes it holds.

wow are you serious!?!?

im not sure if its a good or bad thing, i know im going to get confused.!