Right-click the device followed by a yellow exclamation mark, select Properties and to see an error message with more information.ģ. Expand Disk drives and check devices with a yellow exclamation mark.Ģ. Fix USB hard drive not showing up with Device Manager.ġ. Click the Action tab at the top and then select Scan for hardware changes. Type devmgmt.msc in the Run box and hit OK to access Device Manager.Ģ.
Check if the Device Manager can detect your drive.ġ. It’s one of the reasons for USB not showing up in Windows 7/8/10.
If you can see UBS flash drive in other computers, that’s to say, your computer may have a driver issue. USB drive not showing up in my computer – fixed
If your USB device is not showing up in Windows Server 2008/2012/2016, you need to download AOMEI Partition Assistant Server and format partition again. Check if your drive shows up in Disk Management or Windows Explorer. Confirm the pending operation and then click Apply and Proceed to start it. Select file system from the drop-down menu and click OK to move on. And then, right-click the USB and select Format Partition.
Download free partition manager – AOMEI Partition Assistant, install and launch it. Besides, you can use it to create partition, change drive letter, change file system, etc. With it, you can format partition without any obstacle. You can open cmd and type diskpart > list disk > select disk n (n refers to the disk number of your flash drive) > clean in the command prompt window and then hit Enter.īesides, you still can format partition with free partition manager like AOMEI Partition Assistant. This may be caused by a messy partition scheme on the drive. Clean the drive with Diskpart if you can see the drive but cannot format it in Disk Management. You can right-click the drive, select Format from the list and then select file system and hit OK to start the process.Ĥ. Format your drive with NTFS or FAT32 file system if you can see the drive but cannot access it. You can right-click your drive, select Change Drive Letter and Paths and then click Add to mount a drive letter for your USB thumb drive.ģ. That’s to say, your hard drive may be partitioned but does not have a drive letter and you still cannot see it in Windows Explorer. Assign a drive letter for your USB if your USB drive letter not showing up. You can right-click the unallocated space, select New Simple Volume from its context menu and follow the instructions on the wizard to finish the pending steps.Ģ. Create a new simple volume with Disk Management if your drive is marked as an unallocated space. See below if your hard drive is listed in Disk Management.ġ. If all the computers cannot recognize your drive, it’s dead. Plug flash drive into different computers. You should directly connect the drive to USB port.ģ. The USB hub does not supply enough power for your drive. If it’s detected, the USB port is dead.Ģ. Connect it to a different USB port if the USB is not detected in Windows 7/8/10. Try the following solutions if your drive does not appear in Disk Management.ġ. If it does not contain any partition, you still can see an unallocated space. Sometimes, it will be marked as Removable. Press Win + R to open Run window, type diskmgmt.msc in the box and hit OK to Open Disk Management.ģ. Connect the flash drive to your computer via USB port.Ģ. Check if USB flash drive can be recognized by Disk Management.ġ. Flash drive not showing up in Disk Management – fixed
See below and I will show you how to fix USB thumb drive not showing up in Windows 11/10/8/7.
If you add new items to it, reformat it, your data will be overwritten or erased. One more thing, you’d better not make any changes on your drive. This problem may be caused by partition issues on your drive, using the wrong file system, damaged USB ports, drive issues, and more. Sometimes, you may connect your USB device to your computer via USB port and find the USB device not showing up in Windows 7/8/10/11/XP.