64gb SSD showing only 101 mb on Disk Utility

[0rinoco]

I have just checked a Sandisk SSD 64gb capacity, and it comes up on Disk Utility as 101 mb. Is the drive faulty, or am I doing something wrong? This is a drive I have had for a few years, now, by the way.

 

[KeesMacPro]

You could set "view" in Disk Utility to "show all devices" .
This will show you the device and the partitions on it.
Whether in use or not 64GB should be visible somewhere, unless the SSD is EOL...

Btw is there a reason for format Case sensitive ?

 

[0rinoco]

Thanks for the reply. No reason for formatting it case sensitive, really. This is the ominous - looking result when I use the View option. I've only used the drive occasionally over the last couple of years, and it was OK last time. Just interested to know how this could have come about. Luckily, there was nothing on it when I reformatted it from ex-fat.

 

[KeesMacPro]

The partition map on the drive is set as Master Boot Record (=Windows).
To get access and make the 64GB visible again running Mac OS , you have to erase the device itself called Sandisk SDSSDP...
If you erase and choose GUID partitioning and Mac OS Extended (non-case sensitive) , it will work again as it is supposed to.

 

[0rinoco]

Thanks. Looks like pilot error on my part. I'll give it a whirl.

 

[Fishrrman]

OP:

Is there nothing on this drive you need to save?
In other words, can you just erase it and start over?

If so, I suggest you use disk utility to erase it to "Mac OS extended with journaling enabled, GUID partition format, case INsensitive" ...