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Hi there,
I experienced the same problem...
When it shows "Removable Disk"....i right clicked & hit Properties.......then filled in a Name in the Summary tab (my name)....i suddenly got a pop up & wow......it started working again.....whew.....it was some relief !!!
I am using Transcend JF V10 8 GB
Try it out....
All d Best
I experienced the same problem...
When it shows "Removable Disk"....i right clicked & hit Properties.......then filled in a Name in the Summary tab (my name)....i suddenly got a pop up & wow......it started working again.....whew.....it was some relief !!!
I am using Transcend JF V10 8 GB
Try it out....
All d Best
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A corrupted flash drive can be fixed using a free tool that recoverthe FAT table and boot record . This is a common thing. There are many Windows and DOS version of tools, even free. Those utilities can access internaly the USB and write the FAT and boot sector. Research the internet using the key : How to fix my USB.
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I have an answer go to disk management and look for your pendrive and rename the letter
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thanks alot logun. really helped me. appreciate it.
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Thank you so much. You are better than Dell techanical support :)
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thanks bro try run diskmgmt.msc and click on the drive properties from policies choose the second settings better performance it will work but be careful you have to make safety removal of your drive
Control Panel:
Administrative Tools:
Computer Management:
(Left Column) Storage:
Disk Management:
You should be able to see all hard drives, optical drives, and removable media.
Locate your USB and it should say "unallocated space"
Right-click on the box beside the drive with the black stripe saying the above and select create a new partition.
Follow the wizard and you're done!
Administrative Tools:
Computer Management:
(Left Column) Storage:
Disk Management:
You should be able to see all hard drives, optical drives, and removable media.
Locate your USB and it should say "unallocated space"
Right-click on the box beside the drive with the black stripe saying the above and select create a new partition.
Follow the wizard and you're done!
Ok I hope not to insult anyone on here but nobody seems to be reading the problem. This is beyond recovering data. Once the USB Flash drive or thumb drive however you want to call it, is put into the computer and you click on it you are told to insert media as though the drive is a cd drive. IF YOU GO TO DISK MANAGEMENT IT WILL NOT LET YOU FORMAT THE DRIVE BECAUSE IT THINKS THERE IS NO MEDIA IN IT. You can change the drive letter and that is all that happends the letter changes so you go from Removable Disk G to Removable disk F. You still can't use the drive. Plugging it into a Mac for me does nothing it won't show up at all not even using disk utility. Other programs don't see it as a drive except for the Data Recovery Wizard. The problem with Data Recovery Wizard is that it doesn't see any files to recover and it cant make this new 32gb datatraveler drive usable.
I agree with this part "This is beyond recovering data. Once the USB Flash drive or thumb drive however you want to call it, is put into the computer and you click on it you are told to insert media as though the drive is a cd drive. IF YOU GO TO DISK MANAGEMENT IT WILL NOT LET YOU FORMAT THE DRIVE BECAUSE IT THINKS THERE IS NO MEDIA IN IT."
In my case, I am using an R4 Revolution for DS (NDSL/NDS) MicroSD USB2.0 card. It shows all my backup games fine in my NintendoDS but when I pop the micro card into my USB slot, my computer does not recognize, it says "please insert a disk into removeable disk" - I do not want to wipe my card clean - I will look for better solution
In my case, I am using an R4 Revolution for DS (NDSL/NDS) MicroSD USB2.0 card. It shows all my backup games fine in my NintendoDS but when I pop the micro card into my USB slot, my computer does not recognize, it says "please insert a disk into removeable disk" - I do not want to wipe my card clean - I will look for better solution
i have a kingstone 8 gb pendrive,i was buy just 2 months ago,today when my computer was hanged,i take pendrive without through removing programme.aftet that next time when it was connected in usb that is not open and its total size and free space are showing 0.plz tell me what can I do,its possible to acess and discuess about that problem.
hey we had this problem and we fixed last night how we did it was insert what u need before u boot the comp then go into the menu before login screen shows up youll find it there and run it we did that and every thing was fine but now we lost connection to our modem so make sure u have the knowledge to fix ur modem, tell me how u did it
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My friend All I can Sudgest about your problem my comment of your problem simple just insert your flashdrive into your pc then go to run then type <cmd> and then if your flashdrive location asuming drive f:/ you just type c:/ format f:/ then press enter and choose yes? after that if the problem is the same? I think there was a problem into your hardware chipset of your flashdrive you need to replace a flash memory or else you need to buy new
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My friend All I can Sudgest about your problem my comment of your problem simple just insert your flashdrive into your pc then go to run then type <cmd> and then if your flashdrive location asuming drive f:/ you just type c:/ format f:/ then press enter and choose yes? after that if the problem is the same? I think there was a problem into your hardware chipset of your flashdrive you need to replace a flash memory or else you need to buy new
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Try this utility Control Panel/Computer Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Disk Management . I did have the same problem. I was able to bring back my flash drive. You will need to mount the drive after which youl need to create a partition. this will restore the header on your drive.
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Hello friends,
i hv a 32 GB kingston flash drive, it can copy any type of data but whenever I copy from pen drive into my pc, it shows multiple empty folders in the same folder n audio-video files got currupted, softwares too. It shows changed name of the forlder in symbols like +-+-+-+-+-+-... Can anyone solve my problem plzzzz...
i hv a 32 GB kingston flash drive, it can copy any type of data but whenever I copy from pen drive into my pc, it shows multiple empty folders in the same folder n audio-video files got currupted, softwares too. It shows changed name of the forlder in symbols like +-+-+-+-+-+-... Can anyone solve my problem plzzzz...
hello friend,
Just do one thing go to My computer>right click>manage>disk management
select the pen drive there separately and format...... check it again
if it doesnt works then again go to same location select your pen drive and opt for delete logical drive
then again right click to form a new partition or logical drive..... select form a new logical drive and again format it completely..
Note: dont opt for quick format,,, let it format completely.
hope this solves your problem,.....
Just do one thing go to My computer>right click>manage>disk management
select the pen drive there separately and format...... check it again
if it doesnt works then again go to same location select your pen drive and opt for delete logical drive
then again right click to form a new partition or logical drive..... select form a new logical drive and again format it completely..
Note: dont opt for quick format,,, let it format completely.
hope this solves your problem,.....
I got a 8gb kingston drive too!
I got the same problem as you do!
Did you got any chance that you solve that, plz help
I can save any files into the drive but when I go to another pc it opens up an empty folder and all my rar file got all
corrupted and unusable and all of my documents got all erased!!
what's happening you gotta help me plz I need to use my flash drive fast
In where I'm in flash drives are very expensive so I want to but one but I can't you see I short on the dough sry!
If you don't know you can just tell me where else you find help!
ThanQ very much! ALL the best to everyone
I got the same problem as you do!
Did you got any chance that you solve that, plz help
I can save any files into the drive but when I go to another pc it opens up an empty folder and all my rar file got all
corrupted and unusable and all of my documents got all erased!!
what's happening you gotta help me plz I need to use my flash drive fast
In where I'm in flash drives are very expensive so I want to but one but I can't you see I short on the dough sry!
If you don't know you can just tell me where else you find help!
ThanQ very much! ALL the best to everyone
Seems like you have a fake flash drive there - there are a lot of them around. You'll find information about this issue on my fightflashfraud blog on wordpress. There is a free program you can download to test flash drives called h2testw which will give you a report showing the real capacity of the drive, which is probably a lot less than is shown in the properties window - probably only 4GB
Ever since the development of the 1.44 floppy it has never been a good idea to work directly on a storage device except a hard drive. You can lose all of your data if you print or work on the device. From now on copy your work to the desktop to work on it or print and then save it back to the device if you made changes.
Hey all,
I've searched and searched without luck on this topic, but I have similar troubles.
My 1GB flash drive asks for media to be inserted when I try to open it, seems to think it's a bloody DVD/CD rom or something, when I go to disk management I can't do jack (format or re-partition the damn thing) it see's it as a DVD/CD rom in there as well? Get the same prob on all pc's that I plug it into. I've tried the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool, which has been recommended on numerous sites only to be told again that there is no media inserted. I think it's had it's day, what ya's reckon?
I've searched and searched without luck on this topic, but I have similar troubles.
My 1GB flash drive asks for media to be inserted when I try to open it, seems to think it's a bloody DVD/CD rom or something, when I go to disk management I can't do jack (format or re-partition the damn thing) it see's it as a DVD/CD rom in there as well? Get the same prob on all pc's that I plug it into. I've tried the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool, which has been recommended on numerous sites only to be told again that there is no media inserted. I think it's had it's day, what ya's reckon?
I had a similar problem before. If we're talking about the same virus, I fixed bypassed it by just typing the drive's path in the address bar, or right-clicking and choosing explore. But by the looks of it you're talking about something else.
But now I have another problem, my new USB stick/mp3 player has this new system wherein in creates a new drive space in MyComputer, and I can't use the method earlier to fix this because I don't know the name of the path. Has anyone experienced this?
But now I have another problem, my new USB stick/mp3 player has this new system wherein in creates a new drive space in MyComputer, and I can't use the method earlier to fix this because I don't know the name of the path. Has anyone experienced this?
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i plugged my sd card into the computer erlier...it was working fyn b4 but now wen u click on the removable disk, it loads for lyk 5 mina then says no disk in drive :/ try copy anything or right click and evrything stops responding and a message comes up saying "windows explorer is not responding" help?
I was having the same problem. this was with my 8gb micro sd usb reader (basically a flash drive) and it happened in both computers I have. Basically, I did nothing but kept plugging it in and finally, something just took. it then popped up the "what do you want windows to do" thing and everything was still there. Sorry this isn't a fix, but it also looks like it's not a virus issue or a device issue...keep trying and maybe it's just a fluke????
I've actually had this problem on two separate occasions with what seemed to be the same issue. However, one was recoverable, the other wasn't. To find out if it's recoverable, download & install the trial version of an application called 'Data Recovery Wizard v4.3.6'. Run the wizard & click 'Complete Recovery', if it sees your flash drive then you are in luck. However, the trial version won't complete the recovery until you buy the Pro version. At this point do a web search for a similar free product until you find one that will recover it. Or you can spend the money for the Pro version. This was the only product that actually worked for me though. Good luck.
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Ok, then try this with the one you suspected not to work at all with "recovery wizard".
Put that usb flash into am Aplle Macintosh pc and I guarantee you it will recognise it and give you access to all
your files on it.
Please send me a reply , when u find out that I was right.
Put that usb flash into am Aplle Macintosh pc and I guarantee you it will recognise it and give you access to all
your files on it.
Please send me a reply , when u find out that I was right.
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Only had a Mac with OS 9 on it but it still wouldn't read my jump. The Mac said it needed to initialize the drive.