I have a Lexar 32gb flash drive that I cannot get into. I have Windows 8.1 and the flash used to show up as Drive F and now the light stays on solid and it shows up as drive E and tells me to put a disc in. Can anyone help me get my files please? Thank you
Have a 32GB Lexar flash drive that the light is staying on solid and is not recognized in my windows 8.1 as F drive as usual.
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Boogieman_WD
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Hey theredkg332243.
I'd suggest that you try changing the USB flash drive's letter from Disk Management. Here's how to do that: How to change the drive letter assignment in Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2000. Let me know if this helps you with your issue.
If the problem is not resolved, I'd recommend that you try the flash drive with another computer to see if the same thing happens.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
I'd suggest that you try changing the USB flash drive's letter from Disk Management. Here's how to do that: How to change the drive letter assignment in Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2000. Let me know if this helps you with your issue.
If the problem is not resolved, I'd recommend that you try the flash drive with another computer to see if the same thing happens.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
Thank you very much for your reply, but it doesn't work. No matter what I name it, it tells me to insert a disc. So it isn't registering what kind of drive it is. It does the same on all three computers. I just really need my files off of it and nothing is working.
Boogieman_WD
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Then I'd recommend that you try accessing it via Linux Live CD/USB (this is basically a bootable, freeware portable version of Linux), to see if it's recognized properly and if you can get to your data this way. Here's a link with instructions on how to create a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows. If that doesn't work either, I's suggest that you try some of the data recovery options listed in this thread: www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1644496/lost-data-recovery.html. Hopefully one of them is able to detect the USB flash drive and recover your files.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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If you have a spare USB flash drive which is at least 2GB, you can make a bootable flash drive with Ubuntu on it. Here's how to do that on Windows: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows.
In order to boot from it later, you should go to your BIOS/UEFI and set up the USB flash drive as 1st booting device from the boot priority settings. After that connect the flash drive, restart your computer, and boot to Ubuntu. Then connect your problematic USB flash drive in order to see if it's recognized properly and if you can recover your files.
Let me know if you have any questions.
In order to boot from it later, you should go to your BIOS/UEFI and set up the USB flash drive as 1st booting device from the boot priority settings. After that connect the flash drive, restart your computer, and boot to Ubuntu. Then connect your problematic USB flash drive in order to see if it's recognized properly and if you can recover your files.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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