USB stopped working, I am new to this forum

[PROFESSORSPARKIE]

I have had 3 out of 6 different flash drives that seem to just become unrecognizable. I always select the unload icon down in the quick start tray before I take them out.

Some of my flash drives are just not recognized and sometimes the system identifies it then gives a driver missing. they are 3 different manufacturers. I am plugging them into the same USB slots I have been using and they are USB 2.0

I wonder if I might have deleted some hidden files or over loaded the directory.

Can they be initialized again?

I have backups of most of the data but hate going through determining what is on the drives. The additional help message is not helpful.

Any help is appreciated.



Computer thought: I teach a lot of programming so I can learn. You can never learn it all.

 

[BadBigBen]

Have you tried the USB Sticks on different PC's yet?

I also do not see any pertinent information, such as what OS this is on, mainboard used, etc... the more info we have the better the answer...

also have a read, if you are using XP SP3 it may be pertinent to your issue: thread779-1526388

also, it is usually not a good idea to spam the different fora (e.g. Video issues) with HDD issues, etc... if you are unsure where to post a hardware issue, then by all means post it in the General discussion, and someone will try to help...



Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

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[wahnula]

I wonder if I might have deleted some hidden files or over loaded the directory.

What makes you think that? Have you been clicking around?

Right-click My Computer, Manage, Disk Management and see if the drives are recognized. If they are, see if you can give them a drive letter or format them (usually FAT32).

Some brands of flash drive just aren't that reliable. You should never trust them with critical information unless it's a duplicate copy.

Tony

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[PROFESSORSPARKIE]

Yes, three different systems both front & back USB connections at 2.0 level.

It seems to be a format/driver problem and I do not know how to reformat those drives since I can't even get them to recognize the drives.

I teach computer systems with 46 years of experience and still I don't know it all.

Thanks for any feed back.

Computer thought: I teach a lot of programming so I can learn. You can never learn it all.

 

[BadBigBen]

Nope, if they do not work in three different systems, it would be more prudent to say that it is NOT a driver NOR a format issue!

Most likely, those sticks are dead... I would just toss them in the trashcan and get replacements instead (they are cheap these days)...



Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.