If after doing this, it shows clean then you could probably have a problem with your registry. Make sure you run full scans on your drive/computer with your antivirus of choice and also with Superantiware/Malwarebytes. You also might want to check your device manager, under the usb heading if your pen drive shows there and if it shows, does it have any kind of exclamation mark or shows problems with it.Īnother reason for a portable drive not to show, is due to malware/virus. Make sure the drive letter you choose is not being used select the change drive letter and paths option check if your drive shows there and highlight it If it does not show or it shows but you can not access it you might want to try the following:

To check if that is your case, open My computer and see if your pen drive is showing and also if it is showing a letter for the drive. One of the reasons a pen drive is sometimes not recognized/open is not having a drive letter assigned to it. It might be that your port is not working properly. You could also try, plugging your pen drive on another usb port. Plug the drive back in again and see if this time you can access it. Click on safely remove hardware, select your drive and then click ok. The first basic check you can try is removing your pen drive by using the safely remove icon on the taskbar. Hello, does this happen with any usb device or only with your pen? Does this happen regardless of what usb port you use or not? Does your pen have any kind of locking mechanism or not? What operating system are you using?

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