Computer Can't Read USB
Diagnostic
The computer can't read it either
Two minutes, in order:
If it offers to format or initialise the drive, say NO. Formatting now can wipe out files that are still recoverable.
- Is this a Windows machine? Players read HFS+, the Mac file system, and a Windows machine may show an HFS+ drive as empty or not at all. If Windows offers to format it, say no, and try a Mac before you believe the drive is gone.
- Plug direct, not through a hub or a dock. Bus-powered hubs drop marginal drives.
- Try another computer if one is nearby. A phone adapter can prove the drive is alive, but the rebuild needs a computer.
Can any device see the USB now?
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