usb not recognized

Aug 16, 2017
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I have a 32GB USB drive, which was working fine before. Now when I connected it to my laptop it is not being recognized. When I connect it, windows makes the bleep sound when a removable media is being connectd. but the USB path doesn't appear in 'This PC'. The weird thing is that it appears in disk management. but the option to format is not there. When I look at properties it shows that the USB drive's volume is 0MB and 0MB are used. I tried changing the path letter, but this didn't fix it. I also tried finding and formating the USB drive from Command Promt but it says that a drive with this path doesn't exist or something similar. I even tried using third party software 'jetflash' to fix this but with not success - no removable drive. Tried several devices but with no success

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Does anyone know what the problem could be and can it be fixed somehow?

Thank you
 
Solution
First, test the drive in another system. If it also does not work, you have a disconnect between the USB interface and the flash memory. Drive is bad. You can have a repair shop look at it, but since flash dives are so cheap, you will be spending a lot more on fixing then replacing. I just bought a 32 GB USB 2 flash drive at WalMart for $5. At that price you can give them away to kids at a birthday party. It costs me more in gas to drive back and forth to work than it would for me to buy a 32 GB flash drive a day LOL
First, test the drive in another system. If it also does not work, you have a disconnect between the USB interface and the flash memory. Drive is bad. You can have a repair shop look at it, but since flash dives are so cheap, you will be spending a lot more on fixing then replacing. I just bought a 32 GB USB 2 flash drive at WalMart for $5. At that price you can give them away to kids at a birthday party. It costs me more in gas to drive back and forth to work than it would for me to buy a 32 GB flash drive a day LOL
 
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