Pen Drive Hidden Partition

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  1. Posts : 198
    Win 7 Pro 32bit
       #1

    Pen Drive Hidden Partition


    i got a 512mb pendrive off of a guy, it has a hidden partition on it, dick management doesn't see it, but when it got's plugged into my pc 2 partitions pop up asking my what i want to do.

    the hidden partition has an autorun launcher for the film 'bruno'

    is there anything i can do that will delete this partition or both, i've tried formatting it, but it doesn't do anything.


    cheers
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  2. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #2

    Hello bjproc.




    Have a look at the tutorial at the link below to see the "Clean All" option ...

    Be advised: make sure you do the right disk, clean all will over-write any drive it's pointed at and the data will not be re-coverable at all, period.


    Disk - Clean and Clean All with Diskpart Command
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  3. Posts : 198
    Win 7 Pro 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    thanks for the reply,

    oops, it's a 128mb

    unfortunately it didn't work, i maybe should've said it says CDFS

    as pic shows,
    it also doesn't show up in disc management in the HDD, but it shows as a CD drive
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Pen Drive Hidden Partition-capture.jpg  
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  4. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #4

    CDFS format emulates a CD-ROM. You'll need to download and run the U3 removal Tool.

    http://u3uninstall.s3.amazonaws.com/U3Uninstall.exe

    Also, see this page.

    How to Remove a CDFS Format on a Jump Drive | eHow.com
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  5. Posts : 198
    Win 7 Pro 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    thanks Bill, thats what it is, but it's not working, never mind, it's only a 128mb pen drive, i'll just bin it, i was planing to take it to work
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  6. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #6

    If the u3 cant remove it, you're probably out of luck. Its a stinking practise, this idea of pre-loading flash drives. In any case, try the following.

    Go to the command prompt and type >format <drive letter> /<fsfilesystem>. So, E.g., if your drive letter is g: then type:

    format g:/fsfat32

    (Note there is a space between : and /). Hit Enter.

    If that doesnt help, see if you can rename the partition.
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  7. Posts : 198
    Win 7 Pro 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    thanks for your help bill, this is what i'm getting

    the drive is L

    i typed

    format l: /fsfat32
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Pen Drive Hidden Partition-capture.jpg  
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  8. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #8

    No, no. Look at the pic you have attached. There is a space between / and fsfat32. Thats incorrect, the space has to be between : and /. Like this:

    format l: /fsfat32

    Got it?
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  9. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #9

    I thought there has to a " = " in the command, an I wrong?


    Like this ...

    format l: /fs=fat32
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  10. Posts : 198
    Win 7 Pro 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Bill2 said:
    No, no. Look at the pic you have attached. There is a space between / and fsfat32. Thats incorrect, the space has to be between : and /. Like this:

    format l: /fsfat32

    Got it?
    oops bill, sorry, i tried it a few times, and the one i took a screen shot of, was wrong, sorry

    yes, i have (mostly) been putting in

    format l: /fsfat32
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