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USB Drive Issue

  • 31-07-2023 05:55PM
    #1
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,659 ✭✭✭✭


    Not sure if this is applicable to this fourm, if so please move to approaite thread thanks

    when i plug in my USB drive to my laptop its makes a noise and then i get the dreaded message 'the USB drive is not recognised', i have tried a few things from Youtube but nothing working sadly. Reckon something inside it is broke thus the loud noise

    Anyone experience this ?

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Comments

  • #2
    Flinty997
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,603 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    Looks like its broken. Is it Flash Drive or hard drive.

    USB Drive is meaningless. Lots of things connect via USB.



  • #3
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,659 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120952486#Comment_120952486

    Portable Flash drive 500GB



  • #4
    Flinty997
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,603 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    Is it a good known make? You might be able to return it. Assuming you've nothing sensitive on it. I don't find Flash drives that reliable or quick. I switched to External SSDs like a SanDisk. Etc.



  • #5
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,472 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    My USB Sandisk Ultra 3.0 128gb stopped being recognised by several computers. It has some data on it that I would rather not lose. I suspect it happened because I ejected the drive before saving work.

    How do I get access to the data on it?

    These are the two messages that appear

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    and

    image.png


  • #6
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭niallb


    This is a different issue to the OP - you should probably start your own thread.
    If you haven't already clicked Format disk - don't!

    There's a tool called Photorec which is likely to be helpful depending on what kind of files your lost data is saved as.



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  • #7
    AMKC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,605 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Does anyone in here know how or where I update my USBs with this driver? ,

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    This below is what I see when I go into device manager and click on USBs,

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    I just need to know which part of the USBs section do I update or do I do it all?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #8
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,538 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    you've nothing there that needs updating, whatever you want to get working might need a driver to read it but what is it?

    Plug it in, cheek device manager again for unrecognised device, right click and update driver manually from the downloads folder



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