Human error... my error caused the malfunction. I fear i may have permanently damaged it beyond repair.
The problem is: when i insert the flash drive, it is detected by the computer, so i have to use the safe means of removing the device.
However, if i wish to access files on the flash drive, the coputer says insert disk in e:\. It's there. It's as if in one way the computer knows it is there, but it is effectively invisible if i wish to access files.
How did it happen? I inserted the flash drive in a pc, the pc said it could not read it, so could i use c:\ something, dll, i think, to read it. since then... problem!
2006-09-26 23:50:59 · 6 answers · asked by Balaboo 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
hm... not sure what you did to the flash drive, but it sounds to me like it needs to be formatted again...
if it is truely broken, it's probably cheaper to replace it...
2006-09-26 23:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by Walter W. Krijthe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that your computer is configured to hide certain drives. I know this is the case in my local library. If you have a Word document on your stick (for example), try this: open Word, click file, open and go the the File name field and type either E: or F: and then press enter. Hopefully this should reveal your files. If this doesn't work, try putting the stick in another USB port in your PC and go through the same process. If this doesn't work, then I guess the problem is for a greater mind than mine!!
2006-09-27 08:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by patriciagarrettuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, test it on another computer. You may have lost your path to that particular drive and may need to remap it on your own computer.
You may also want to follow the advice above and try reformatting the disk -- if you don't have an essential file on the drive.
Flash drives are pretty resilient, I actually WASHED one and it still worked (of course it took it a couple days to completely dry out before I plugged it up to test it -- I didn't want to short it out by trying it while it was still damp).
I don't stick them in my pocket anymore -- not even for a minute!
2006-09-27 07:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by WickedWordCraft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, permanent damage!
2006-09-27 06:56:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I don't think you can repair it
2006-09-27 07:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
formatted again...
2006-09-27 11:10:07 · answer #6 · answered by ammar345 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋