How to Fix USB Files Not Showing But Space Used Issue? [5 Solutions]

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might be full in general different reasons can trigger the problem some of which include your usb drive contains malware or corrupted data your usb drive isn't connected properly to your computer due to a damaged usb port you've accidentally hidden data on your usb drive the usb drive isn't formatted correctly so after knowing all the possible reasons what can you do to fix the flash drive is empty but it says it's full the most common reason behind the usb drive is showing empty but contains files issue is when your data is actually hidden so before diving into any of the more advanced solutions here on this video start by enabling show hidden files on your pc to do this connect the usb drive to the pc and open it then tap the view button at the top of the menu bar and simply tick the hidden items checkbox if there are any hidden files you'll be able to see them immediately on your screen if there weren't any hidden files on your usb drive then the next step would be to run the check disk utility using command prompt here's how to run the check disk utility in command prompt open the cortana search box and type cmd in the search bar and then right click the command prompt option and tap run as administrator type this into the search box and then press enter make sure that you replace c with the usb drives letter that's it check disk will automatically troubleshoot any system errors on your usb drive and show the current status of your usb drive on your screen if check disk doesn't fix the problem you can manually check the potential errors as well [Music] to do this right click the usb drive and click on properties once you are in the properties window switch to the tools tab and then tap check under the error checking option then wait a few seconds and then let the system automatically diagnose any errors on your usb drive then check your usb drive again and see if it's showing any data or not if you are still unable to see any files on your usb drive then you can always check to see if it contains any malware or virus in this case you can use an antivirus program to scan the usb drive and remove any malware if you're using windows 10 you can either use the built-in windows defender or install a third-party anti-virus for better performance as we mentioned earlier an incorrect file format can also trigger the usb drive isn't showing any files or folders error so if none of the methods that we've spoken about so far work you'll need to format the usb drive using the right file format formatting the usb will remove all of your files but you will be able to access your usb drive easily first connect the usb drive to your system and go to this pc from the home screen on your pc then right click the drive that you want to format and then choose format from the pop-up window now in the format box configure the process according to your system requirements and then click start there you go your usb drive has now been formatted and you're able to store files again if formatting your usb drive was the only method that worked for you though then you might have lost all of your data so it is advisable here to recover all of your data from a faulty usb drive by using a great recovery software like wondershare recovery data recovery [Music] we recommend using wondershare recover at data recovery as it can recover files from inaccessible usb drives and hard drives with its easy and simple to use interface it also supports over 1000 file formats which means that you'll be able to retrieve all of your data easily let's walk you through the step-by-step process to recover your files from your usb drive using wondershare recovery first of all install wondershare recovery on your pc and launch your software to initiate the data recovery process make sure to have plugged in your usb drive that you want to recover data from so that recovery can access it now select the location of the usb drive that you want to recover files from and click next recover it will now start scanning the selected usb drive for all of your files this process can usually take a few minutes depending on the size of your usb drive just be patient at this stage after the scanning process completes select the files that you want to retrieve and click recover you can also tap the preview button to check the preview of each file before recovering it that's it you have recovered your lost data with these easy steps even if you have formatted your usb drive you can still get back all of the data and store them securely on your pc so that's how you can fix the usb drive is showing empty but is actually full error on windows since it's not a severe technical issue you can easily troubleshoot it yourself let us know down in the comment section below if you face any issues while trying to fix the problem and if you enjoyed this video then please be sure to hit that like button and subscribe to our channel as well and hit that notification bell so you don't miss 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Channel: Wondershare Recoverit Data Recovery

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Id: Z3hTqHrIY-w

Length: 6min 42sec (402 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 29 2021