You should throw it away. Unsolicited or free usb sticks are not safe. > On Aug 10, 2018, at 7:44 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > > I anything it may be 1GB it really is not a savings to make them that small. I would run something like parted or gparted to get a closer look at the thing. > > >> On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 7:33 PM Daniel Stasinski wrote: >> Today I got a promotional information USB stick from a retailer and I was able to fdisk and mkfs it to a 3.9mb drive. It seems like an odd size. Would it be safe to assume there is more space than it shows and can it be unlocked and accessed? >> >> This is what fdisk currently shows after formatting. >> >> Unpartitioned space /dev/sdb: 3.9 MiB, 4111872 bytes, 8031 sectors >> Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes >> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> >> Start End Sectors Size >> 1 8031 8031 3.9M >> >> Daniel P. Stasinski >> daniel@GenericInbox.com >> I 💛✞ >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss