Doing this will cause Windows to begin formatting your flash drive for you. Click OK when prompted. Your flash drive has successfully been formatted.
Plug it into one of your Mac's USB ports. Some Macs don't have USB ports, so you'll need to purchase an adapter. Click Go. It's a menu item in the top-left side of the menu bar. If you don't see Go , first click the Finder icon, which resembles a blue face in your Mac's dock. This option is in the Go drop-down menu. You'll likely find this option in the middle of the Utilities page. Click your flash drive's name.
It's on the far-left side of the Disk Utility window. Click the Erase tab. This option is at the top of the Disk Utility window. Type a name for the drive.
Use the space next to "Name" to type a name for the drive once it is done formatting. Select a file format. Use the drop-down menu next to "Format" to select a file format. Only works on Mac. Mac OS Extended Case-sensitive, Journaled - Version of the default Mac format that treats files with the same name differently if there are case differences e.
Has no storage limit. Click a format option. Click Erase , then click Erase when prompted. This will begin the formatting process. Once the formatting is complete, you'll see an icon for your flash drive appear on your Mac's desktop. Click Done. When the reformat is finished, click Done to continue. Method 3. Understand that physically repairing a flash drive is unlikely to work.
Unless you have professional experience in repairing physically damaged flash drives, do not try to open it. If the flash drive's internal storage is damaged, your only viable option is to take the drive into a professional repair service. Look for grit or foreign objects in the USB drive's mouth. It may not be able to connect to your computer because of an easily-removed blockage.
If you see something inside of the USB drive's mouth, gently swab it out with a toothpick or a q-tip. Try testing the flash drive on another USB port or computer. Get your repair tools for soldering a broken connector. Remove the flash drive's casing. Do so with your flathead screwdriver. Use the magnifying glass to inspect the circuit board PCB and solder pads. If the PCB the green circuit board itself is damaged or the solder pads are lifted, you will probably need the help of a professional.
Solder pads are the 4 bits of solder that connect the prongs of the USB connector to the copper lines in the circuit board.
If the connector has broken away without causing damage to the PCB or solder pads, continue to the next step. Set the flash drive on a hard surface. Place the connector end facing toward you and the solder pads facing up.
Use wire cutters to cut one end off of the USB cable. Make sure you cut the USB end if the flash drive cable is an adapter. Strip away a section of the USB cable's wire. Try to expose about 0. Solder each of the four wires to the four solder pads. Take your time while doing this, since failing to adequately secure the connection will most likely render your flash drive inoperable.
Plug the other end of the USB cable into a computer. It should fit into one of the rectangular slots on your computer's housing. Open your flash drive if possible. If your flash drive is recognizable by the computer, open it and move your files over onto your computer as quickly as possible: Windows - Open Start , click the File Explorer icon, and click your flash drive's icon.
Mac - Open Finder and click your flash drive's icon. Last, what if you connect many USB devices to the same computer, you should try to plug out other UBS devices and check, if the drive doesn't work, you may follow the next solutions to fix windows not recognizing USB. To check your USB ports,. If your device drivers are outdated, Windows computers won't recognize USB.
To update the drivers manually as follow:. You can get more specific steps to update drives on Windows These steps will update your device drivers. If your error was caused due to outdated drivers, it would be fixed.
The power management settings in Windows 10 can also cause a flash drive not showing up the problem. To solve this issue,. This will solve the power management issue that may cause Windows not to recognize a flash drive. To update the Windows system on Windows 7 would help the computer to recognize a USB device, follow these steps:. This will fix issues with your USB root hub, and hopefully, Windows will recognize your flash drive.
If you've tried all the above and nothing works, then your USB drive may be faulty. You'll need to format the USB drive to get it to work again. To format USB drive,.
Choose Windows ISO file in this window. Step 5. Be clear about your requirements and choose the right method. Why make a bootable USB stick on Windows? Part 1. Part 2. Still Need Help? Apart from such issues, a common and very irritating issue caused by USB flash drives is PC freezing, which lasts until you restart the PC. PC freezing after plugging-in the USB drive is quite common issue. In fact, the issue comes into view quite often when the corruption lays in either the USB drive or the USB port driver is corrupt.
USB malfunctioning issues usually appear as results of improper ejection of USB drive or the port driver is corrupt. In order to avoid such issues, you may try updating the USB port driver.
However, you must first ensure whether the port driver is corrupt, as there might be some issues with the USB drive. You may also check for the same issues by connecting this drive to another computer. If nothing works, you may alternatively try implementing the following steps in Windows 7 to resolve the problem:.
Click Start button on your PC and right-click Computer, and then select Properties in the context menu. Click Advanced system settings link given the left column. In the System Properties window, click Environment Variables. Click New and you will see the New User Variable dialog box. Click OK to save. Once in Device Manager, click View and choose Show hidden devices. Uninstall all the malfunctioning USB drives.
With the aforementioned steps implemented, you will get the USB ports malfunctioning fixed and the PC freezing problem resolved. You may have to go for USB flash drive recovery if your PC now detects it, but some or all the data is lost.
You may also find the files stored on the USB drive corrupt. In case the PC freezing problem in fixed, but the drive is still not showing in the Windows explorer, check whether the drive is shown in Disk Management.
Click the Start menu and select Control Panel 2.
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