USB drive not detected
Posted: 15 Oct 2016, 20:06
Hello,
Note:I have minimal computer skills
I have a Win Vista laptop with an attached USB drive that died. Was working fine, then nothing. Currently, My Computer displays the USB as a "removable disk" with a drive letter, but cannot access it; properties says "unknown file system" so I guess it's lost it's formatting and no FAT32. I opened PhotoRec but it too does not see the device so I am not able to select it to run that scan. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the next step?
Disk Manager lists the drive letter but indicates "no media", yet properties status is "working properly".
Any help appreciated!!
Note:I have minimal computer skills
I have a Win Vista laptop with an attached USB drive that died. Was working fine, then nothing. Currently, My Computer displays the USB as a "removable disk" with a drive letter, but cannot access it; properties says "unknown file system" so I guess it's lost it's formatting and no FAT32. I opened PhotoRec but it too does not see the device so I am not able to select it to run that scan. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the next step?
Disk Manager lists the drive letter but indicates "no media", yet properties status is "working properly".
Any help appreciated!!