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USB stick not showing as drive.

schrodie
schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
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Despite my PC loading the drivers of a USB stick successfully the USB isn't showing a a drive. I've looked in disk management and it's not showing there either. Do I bin the USB stick or is there a way to get the PC to see it as a drive?

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,047 Forumite
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    Is there data on it? Was it formatted?

    Try a different USB port or computer.
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  • schrodie
    schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
    forgotmyname wrote: »
    Is there data on it? Was it formatted?

    Try a different USB port or computer.

    It's a 2GB usb but it's showing as 0GB. It was formatted.

    It isn't being recognised by any of the usb ports on any of the PCs in the house.
  • Big_Graeme
    Big_Graeme Posts: 3,220 Forumite
    schrodie wrote: »
    It's a 2GB usb but it's showing as 0GB. It was formatted.

    It isn't being recognised by any of the usb ports on any of the PCs in the house.

    Stick has died by the sounds of it,
  • schrodie
    schrodie Posts: 8,410 Forumite
    Big_Graeme wrote: »
    Stick has died by the sounds of it,

    I'd tend to agree!! Bin it is then.
  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    Formatted on the same computer? If you formatted it to an incompatible format eg EXT4, HFS+ it won't mount.
  • spud17
    spud17 Posts: 4,451 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    paddyrg wrote: »
    Formatted on the same computer? If you formatted it to an incompatible format eg EXT4, HFS+ it won't mount.

    But then, wouldn't you get the message about 'The drive needs to be formatted'
    Move along, nothing to see.
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