SanDisk pen drive not detected on any computer, no drive letter or error.
Hey everyone, I’ve got a SanDisk pen drive that suddenly stopped working. When I plug it into my laptop, nothing happens — no drive letter, no notification, and it doesn’t show up in Disk Management or File Explorer. There’s also no error message at all.
I’ve tried multiple USB ports and even tested it on a couple of other computers — same issue. It’s like the pen drive isn’t being detected at all.
Has anyone run into this before? Any suggestions on what I can try to either fix it or at least recover the data?
Thanks in advance!
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Sounds like the drive might have failed completely if it’s not showing up anywhere. Try checking it in Device Manager or on a Linux system if you can — otherwise, recovery might require a professional help.
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There are a few things you could try to troubleshoot:
– Test on Linux or a Different OS: Sometimes, Windows has trouble detecting USB drives. If you can, boot up a Linux live USB (like Ubuntu) and see if it picks up the drive. Linux often recognizes drives that Windows can’t.
– Device Manager Check: In Windows, open Device Manager and see if the drive is listed under Disk Drives or Universal Serial Bus Controllers. If you see an exclamation mark or “Unknown Device,” you could try updating or uninstalling the driver, then restarting your computer.
– Diskpart in Command Prompt: If you’re comfortable with it, you could try using Diskpart. Sometimes a corrupted drive won’t show up in File Explorer, but Diskpart might still see it. You can open Command Prompt as admin and type diskpart > list disk. If it shows up, you can try assigning it a drive letter or see if there’s any issue with the partition.
– Data Recovery Software: If the drive is still showing up but you can’t access the files, you could try a data recovery tool like Photorec, Stellar Photo Recovery, or Recuva to recover your data before trying to format it.