space occupied but files not showned on the flash drive

How to solve the problem space occupied but files not showned on the flash drive
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Last response: May 5, 2014 8:34 PM in Storage
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shyam_20
November 6, 2012 10:28:13 AM

i m having 8GB sandisk pendrive.it has occupied space but files has not showing please help me immediately.
and i did some tricks to recover but not recovering my problems by this

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..

and -h-s-r-a*.* method also i tried.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/292347-32-solve-problem-space-occupied-files-showned-flash-drive