128M Memory Stick and free memory display

Posted by taweephol
I used Tracker and its file manager to check the amount of free memory I have left on my 128M memory stick. It says I only have about 1M left. I then used "Mark All" at the root folder of the D-Drive and used Properties to determine the size/usage. It said I used about 88M. This means that my memory stick only has about < 90M capacity. Has anyone ever found this problem?

I checked the option in the File Manager to show all files (even hidden).

I also checked the free space on my memory stick by going into Control Panel->Storage Manager -> Files. It also said I only have 1M left.

Any suggestions?

PS - I have formatted the memory stick and been using it for over 3 months now.

Posted by masseur
Although I am not convinced this is the reason it could be something to do with the cluster size and the number of small files you have.

There is a good thread over at My-SYMBIAN entitled SONY IS STEALING MEMORY !!! on this topic so check that out as a starter

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[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2003-10-17 10:21 ]

Posted by KdP8
on a same note, what is the "EXACT" capacity of the 128mb? i use handyday and it says its about 126656Kb. is this correct?

Posted by masseur
Assuming the memory stick has been formatted with FAT32 or FAT16 then that value would probably be correct taking into account the overheads of the file allocation table (FAT)