How do I delete a primary partition

RockofNJ, welcome to the forums. Right click computer and select manage, the re format it from there.

I seems to be formatted wrong for a memory stick, you have it as NTFS, here is my 8gb stick...fat 32 format

RockofNJ said:

Hi Dude, I don't want to format it I want to make it 32GB like it says on the drive.
Attached is a screen shot

Just extend that volume

I suggested re formatting because to extend it it should show unallocated space which his doesn't.

Dude said:

I suggested re formatting because to extend it it should show unallocated space which his doesn't.

I didn't notice that... thanx.
But reformatting or deleting the partition won't help either (I think). Total physical disk size is 62MB in screenshot.

Maybe reinitialize the usb disk will help?

Possibly. Strange it only show 62mb. Is it as he asked hidden, or possible encrypted?

In Elevated Command Prompt

Code:

diskpart
list disk
--disk 1 is the disk you want to fix? Be sure you use the correct number !! --
select disk 1
clean
create partition primary
exit

Post disk management screenshot again

Dude said:

Possibly. Strange it only show 62mb. Is it as he asked hidden, or possible encrypted?

Not hidden. You can put an encrypted file system in a container that is actually a fiel in a partition. Or encrypt a whole partition. But anyway... the partition size shows correct in disk manager. It's just end-sector minus startsector.

Don't know where the really last sector on disk is stored... so I don't know it computes the disksize.
Even an totally cleaned disk has a disksize!! Maybe stored in firmware(?)

I know we're not talking about sectors here becuase it's usb flash stick, but actually it's the same.