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Why doesn't Windows XP show "Total Size" and "Free Space" for USB flash disks?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20263275 views
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When I double click on , I can immediately see the and for internal and external HDDs, and inserted CD/DVD media, but in the same columns I cannot see these values for any USB flash drives. They are just empty. To see, I have to right click on USB drive letter, and select . Is there a trick to make…

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Fix for: Why doesn't Windows XP show "Total Size" and "Free Space" for USB flash disks?

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This is done for performance reasons. Windows XP knows nothing about the nature of a removeable disk. In some cases the media may be removed or changed and Windows will know nothing about it. This is the case with Floppy drives. It is all up to the …

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