Technically it is 32 gig, the bit you can't access is the paging file. If you work out a mechanism for getting the paging file stored elsewhere, you'd get your full 32 Gig
Hey, all I ask is offer what is advertised - with out the need to do something special (other than buy the product) to get it. I do not think I am asking too much here.
IIRC, it is not a paging file, it is the FAT. File Allocation Table. Or whatever they call it now. All storage devices always use about 7-10% of total space for this. Without it, you'd never be able to access your files on the storage device. Well, actually you could, but it would not be easy.
Even in the old days of the 1.44 MB microfloppies only had about 1.2MB of
user usable space. That other space was used by the OS to create the FAT. As mentioned by another, until someone figures out how to put the FAT for a flash drive elsewhere, you will never have the full capacity as
usable.
However, since the whole idea of portability is what makes a flash drive so nice, you need to also carry that FAT with the device. Thus, I can think of no way of not having the FAT on the flash drive. Unless it is stored on the "cloud." Then, you will need a computer connected to the cloud to be able to access the files. Otherwise, you need that FAT on the device.
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