memory stick

[Pesk]

Suddenly I can't see any files on my memory stick. It's nearly full and when I open properties, it shows as full but it's not showing the files. I can still copy small files which show but the rest of the files don't. It's as if they don't exist but they're still on the stick somewhere. Is ther anything I can do? Have tried scan disck,

[Androcles]

Have you tried "search" and target a file you know is on there, to see if it can see it? If not, then clearly something is blocking your access to the stick. It is possible you have accidentally hidden them

I found this on a website where somebody had the same problem:

1. click start>>run>>type in "cmd"
2. type the location of your flash drive.. e.g. "d:", "e:", "f:", etc..
3. type "dir /ah"
*you will now see the files/folders with hidden attributes
4. type "attrib [name of file/folder] -r -a -s -h"
*if you're going to unhide files, you should type the whole name plus the extension (format).. example "attrib party.jpg -r -a -s -h"
**if you have folders with 6 characters and above, type the first 6 characters then "~1".. example for folder named "birthday"
"attrib birthd~1 -r -a -s -h"
5. you should repeatedly type dir /ah after unhiding some files/folders so you'll know if they're now working or not..
6. now check you flash drive.. it should be there..

[ChuckFickens]

an easier way to check if the files have been hidden is open my computer, then double click on the memory stick to open it, then hold down ctrl and press a

this will select all files stored on the stick, if there are any hidden ones a warning will come up saying there are x amount of hidden files

if they are hidden you can easily unhide all of them in one hit by (i'll pinch a bit of Androcles answer here ;))

1. click start>>run>>type in "cmd"
2. type the location of your flash drive followed by a colon.. e.g. "d:", "e:", "f:", etc..
3. type attrib *.* -h and hit enter