Probably, each of us is faced with such a problem, the computer can not recognize or see the USB flash drive ( Flash card). Help you with this utility for restore flash drives. Before you restore the drive utility Let's first look at the reasons of what happened.
How do you know whether your computer does not recognize the flash card? This can be determined, if he does not react to it and reports the following messages:
- «Вставьте диск» – при подключенной флэш-карте;
- It offers "to format the drive";
- "Data error";
- The operating system hangs when you connect the drive.
Consider the frequent cases, if the flash drive is not responding:
- The computer can not detect the device. Usually, when we put the memory stick into the USB port, on it lights up the LED indicator light, but, for example, if it does not light up, then try to insert your USB flash drive to other ports. it happens, it does not help, then most likely flash drive is damaged, or broken!
- the message: «USB device not recognized". Try to insert the storage device into other connectors, usually it helps! The reason for not recognizing may be damaged or their contacts port pollution. It may happen, that you have checked all ports, but the device is still unable to identify. Try to insert it into another computer. If everything worked out, then try to reinstall the driver for the storage device, or in the most severe cases need to reinstall Windows!
it happens, that does not help reinstall the drivers. You can copy it from another computer These files: %SystemRoot%INFusbstor.inf %SystemRoot%SYSTEM32driversusbstor.sys. Only it must be remembered, that the version of Windows must match! - What to do if Windows prompts to format the drive, because it is usually a lot of important information! Without formatting will not do! More with "quick format", which will allow you to later restore all of the data from the stick. To do this, use a utility JetFlash Recovery Tool, Online http://mycompplus.ru/utilita.html it is there. This program restores nearly all flash drives, in the description of all written.
- The operating system can not correctly mount the flash card, not its icon appears in "My Computer" folder. This can be corrected by pressing Win + R keys, в командной строке вводим – diskmgmt.msc. Should open Manager, which otvechat for Disk Management. Next, right-mouse click on the removable device. Choose "Change Drive Letter".
- Еще одна из проблем – это заражение вирусом, either the information storage, or the entire system. To do this, you need to run an anti-virus program and clean your computer.
Here we examined the most frequent problems when connected flash devices. That's basically all. Protect your important information on flash media!