Kingston USB Flash Drive 8GB magically reduced to 2GB

I have had a flash drive (Kington DataTraveler G2) for quite a while now. It had 8gb of storage but when I plugged it in, it says 1.89gb in "Computer" in Windows 7. I don't know what happened to this and I was wondering if anyone could help me work out how to get it back to 8gb?

Thanks.

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asked Dec 28 '11 at 14:45

TheGeekPanel
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edited Dec 28 '11 at 18:30

TheTechDude
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Please try to use better tags, "Chris" and "tags" don't have anything to do with this question.

(Dec 28 '11 at 18:31) TheTechDude

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Check if there is some random hidden partition in the Disk Management.

answered Dec 28 '11 at 14:53

kevin ♦♦
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There is! How do I extend the partition to the extra 7gb?

Thanks.

(Dec 28 '11 at 15:06) TheGeekPanel

Here is instruction http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/resize-a-partition-for-free-in-windows-vista/

(Dec 28 '11 at 15:13) kevin ♦♦

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