USB not showing up in file explorer or Computer Management but can be seen in device manager.

Rastus2203

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Jul 5, 2015
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Hey,
So I recently got a 64 gb usb drive which has been working until very recently. Last night I tried to use it to install Ubuntu on a separate computer and after I was finished I plugged it back into my desktop, formatted it and cleaned it using Diskpart. Straight after that it wouldn't appear in anywhere except for the device manager which showed an error saying it needed a driver. The drive works on all other computers I have tried plugging it into.
The drive does not appear in computer management, diskpart or file explorer.

TL DR
Previously working usb drive only shows up in device manager which is complaining about not having a driver.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

P.S The computer does chime when plugging in the drive.
I don't have anything important on the drive so I have no problem if any solutions require it to be wiped.

 
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Hey there, Rastus2203.

Well it sounds like a driver issue. I'd recommend that you connect it again, go to Device Manager, right click on it and uninstall its driver. After that go ahead and physically disconnect it from the computer and plug it back in so that Windows can install its driver again and see if that fixes the issue.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
Hey there, Rastus2203.

Well it sounds like a driver issue. I'd recommend that you connect it again, go to Device Manager, right click on it and uninstall its driver. After that go ahead and physically disconnect it from the computer and plug it back in so that Windows can install its driver again and see if that fixes the issue.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
 
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