If Windows File Explorer crashes when you try to open or right-click the drive, you must bypass it by using Disk Management. Right-click the Start menu and choose .
The Mass Storage Device logic is intact, but the file system (FAT32/NTFS) is unrecognizable, leading the OS to report a 0-byte capacity. Troubleshooting and Repair Steps 1. Check Disk Management usb mass storage devicenand usb2disk full
If there is a black bar marked "Unallocated," right-click the existing partition and choose to absorb it, or delete the volume and create a new one to reclaim the full size. If Windows File Explorer crashes when you try
diskpart list disk select disk X (replace X with your USB disk number) clean create partition primary format fs=exFAT quick assign exit Troubleshooting and Repair Steps 1
The file system index is corrupted, causing the computer to miscalculate free space.