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USB Flash Drive: Pendrive does not showing in drive

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:13:13 -0700

I have hp 16gb pendrive. When I put in my laptop, the pendrive is not showing in drive , when i tried to open it the computer give me msg " insert a disk" ,also tried to put it in tv but same it was not opened,

how can I open it ?

⟐ Commented March 31, 2026 at 23:13 MST

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: The cruzer blade is rot read by my computer and pc

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 02:22:40 -0700

I inject the drive in the USB socket. It shows the USB drive is there but any files of the cruzer blade do not open.

USB Flash Drive: How do I fix a DEAD flash Drive?

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:40:11 -0700

I have a Crucial 32 Folding flash drive. Worked fine on Tuesday night, plugged it in on Wednesday morning and... Nothing. Absolutely nothing! Problem is, it contains ALL my files (of course) which I need (of course). Is there a way to fix it myself (I have a "little bit" of electronics skills) , or should I send it off and jus pay the $$$$ to have it fixed and data recovered? Any ideas, suggestions? HELP?

⟐ Answered March 19, 2026 at 4:40 MST

Sandisk Cruzer 4GB: Why is my pendrive corrupt

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:49:54 -0700

My pendrive is corrupt

⟐ Commented March 15, 2026 at 19:49 MST

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: The drive is no reading on files of the cpu

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:28:16 -0700

The disk is not appearing on the cpu

⟐ Answer edited December 15, 2025 at 13:28 MST

USB Flash Drive: Is this Sandisk usbdrive salvageable?

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:55:32 -0700

I have this 256gb sandisk usb drive rhat has some data on it I'd like to get back. There’s mild damage on the larger of the two black squares and 2 pins missing. Also a small crack in the usb metal part and possibly also a bend. I have no idea what to do here but I just wanna know how bad this damage is, if the data is salvageable, and how much any possible repairs would cost?

Plugging it into ports doesn't give me any access and i have no expirence with sotering

⟐ Answer edited September 17, 2025 at 18:55 MST

USB Flash Drive: Usb flash drive not working

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:04:23 -0700

My usb flash drive is pretty old and is now not working, it shows it has 0 bits of space

⟐ Answered September 08, 2025 at 10:04 MST

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: chromebook recovery utility not unzipinng file

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:03:41 -0700

I dont know why but in the chromebook recovery utility extention it wont unzip the file. please help!

⟐ Answered August 06, 2025 at 9:03 MST

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: Where to solder on for sandisk thumb drive to recover data

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:09:20 -0700

I am trying to recovered data from infinitive usb 2.0 32 gb broken thumb drive. Can someone tell me if I can solder on to the pcb the 6 holes or pads, and which one is data, ground vcc etc.

Thank you in advance

⟐ Answer edited July 17, 2025 at 4:09 MST

USB Flash Drive: Where Do I Solder on my SanDisk Cruzer Dial so I can get my stuff?

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:29:12 -0700

Recently, I was using my 32GB SanDisk Cruzer Dial in my laptop. I put the laptop in my bag and later that day, I realized that I cracked the PCB near the USB connection pins. I talked to SanDisk, but they said I need to get a new one.... NO!

So which points on the PCB do I solder to so that I can solder an alternative USB to it? A guide with pictures would be helpful. Thank you in advance!

⟐ Commented July 16, 2025 at 12:29 MST

Sandisk Cruzer 4GB: I need some help to fix

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:11:38 -0700

I have a sandisk cruzer glide and there is no power going to the board when it's plugged in. Can someone help me?

⟐ Edited by author March 19, 2025 at 14:11 MST

USB memory stick: Broke my Aiibe Flash Drive, is this fixable?

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:46:45 -0700

Hello, my flash drive broke in two the other day. Here's some images of the damage. Is this at all fixable or is my data lost?

Okay I just bought a soldering kit on request from the sole respondent. How do I use it? It feels like operating alien tech right now.

⟐ Edited by author February 27, 2025 at 12:46 MST

Sandisk Cruzer: How do I open my Sandisk Cruiser?

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 06:12:28 -0700

My Sandisk Cruiser is broken and I'd like to open it up. Please tell me ( or give me a video ) on how to do so.

⟐ Commented February 19, 2025 at 6:12 MST

USB Flash Drive: Toshiba USB connects doesnt show up in windows and disconnects

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:26:38 -0700

hello. ive had this usb for maybe 10 years now. and around 4 years ago it would connect but it wanted to format and i didnt want to because i had data on it and with recovery programs i couldve recovered about half of the files but i didnt want to pay for the programs, so i left it hanging. now for 2 years the usb connects but doesnt show up anywhere and after a few seconds starts playing the disconnect sound forever every 4 seconds until unplugged.

The only thing ive been able to do is get it atleast to show up in USBTreeView but honestly i think its done for.

its 32 GBs and looks like this:

https://officeocz.vshcdn.net/galerie/1_5...

also i need the data on it if theres even a slight chance the data still exists.

if somebody would be able to fix it it would be a miracle.

⟐ Answered September 12, 2024 at 5:26 MST

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: Write protected pendrive issue

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:27:31 -0700

my pen drive has been write protected, format related issue.

I did everything like in registry edit, cmd command, used tools, but the problem remains same

⟐ Commented June 20, 2024 at 9:27 MST

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: Why is data stored in my USB not reflecting?

Sun, 19 May 2024 09:30:04 -0700

I got a USB 2.0 32 GB, when connecting it to my devices nothing displays and states that the total capacity of the USB is 0.05 GB and there's nothing stored in it

⟐ Commented May 19, 2024 at 9:30 MST

USB Flash Drive: چگونه فاش دارویی که کار نمیکند تعمیر کرد؟ Fix a USB drive

Fri, 03 May 2024 06:49:00 -0700

فاش درایو های من نو هستند اما الان که میخواهم از آنها استفاده کنم باز نمیشود و اطلاعاتی را ذخیره نمیکند و ذخیره شده های قبلی را هم نمیخواند،لطفا راهنمایی کنید؟

Translate Persian - English

How to fix a USB-Drive medicine that doesn't work?

Fash, my drives are new, but now when I try to use them, it doesn't open and doesn't save information and doesn't read the previous ones, please help me?

⟐ Marked as duplicate May 03, 2024 at 6:49 MST

USB Flash Drive: چگونه فلش درایوی که کار نمیکند تعمیر کرد؟ How to repair a flash drive

Fri, 03 May 2024 06:49:00 -0700

فلش نمی خواند و باز نمیشود و اطلاعاتی را ذخیره نمیکند؟

Translated Persian-English

How to repair a flash drive that does not work?

Flash does not read and open and does not save information?

⟐ Marked as duplicate May 03, 2024 at 6:49 MST

USB Flash Drive: Why is my usb drive not responding

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:35:29 -0700

the head of my usb drive has been disconnected from the board

⟐ Commented March 09, 2024 at 19:35 MST

SanDisk Cruzer Blade: Broken stem on pcb SanDisk Cruzer Blade

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:54:18 -0700

Hello

Recently my parent’s flash drive had been physically broken and cannot receive power. I took off the plastic case and saw that the PCB of the flash drive and the stem were together. The physical damage of the drive has a line going across where the PCB and the stem head meet and does go across a few traces on the PCB. This is my first time dealing with something like this and I’m wondering what I can do. Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you!

⟐ Answered March 05, 2024 at 9:54 MST