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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!
If it’s not showing up anywhere, it’s likely a physical issue. I’ve seen SanDisk drives fail like this before.
Check for hidden files on your computer — sometimes stuff doesn’t show up in the normal view.
Hey folks, I’m having a weird problem with my SD card. It’s not showing up on either my camera or my laptop. It works fine in other devices, but just not these two. I’ve tried cleaning the contacts, restarting both the camera and the laptop, and using a couple of different card readers, but nothing seems to help. Has anyone dealt with this before? Any tips on what I can try next? Appreciate any advice!
Dear Members,
I hope this message finds you well.
I need your urgent assistance. I am using a Mi Camera with a 32GB microSD card that typically stores around 5–6 days of recordings. However, I now need to recover specific recordings.
Could you please recommend any reliable data recovery software, tools, or companies (paid or free) that could help me recover these video files?
For your reference, I removed the microSD card from the camera yesterday to prevent further overwriting.
I would greatly appreciate your suggestions and guidance.
Windows 11 Update Failed | Installation Error 0x800f081f | KB5064081 & Cumulative Update KB5065426
I’ve never had an update fail when I run it as an upgrade on a live Windows 10 system. I just unzip the ISO to a folder on the desktop and launch the installer (.exe). Some time ago, I successfully upgraded from Windows 7 Enterprise to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC without losing any data. It was a lengthy process that required registry tweaks and other adjustments, but it worked flawlessly. Out of curiosity, I recently started the process of installing Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC on that same machine using the same method, and everything went smoothly up until I canceled right before the actual installation began. Since I’ll soon be upgrading that system from an X99 platform to Z690, it’ll need Windows 11 for proper core scheduling anyway.
Is there anyone local who does data recovery or can help me transfer my data to another hard drive? I have a 4TB WD My Passport external hard drive that worked fine until yesterday. Now, when I plug it in, the light comes on, but it no longer shows up on my laptop. I’ve tried multiple USB ports, three different cables, and even tested it on my Mac Mini and MacBook Air, but it doesn’t appear on any of them. I also checked Disk Management in Windows to see if it was detected without a drive letter, but it wasn’t listed there either.
How can I recover my data or get my external hard drive working again?”
Appreciate all the ideas. I’ll try the OTG trick first, then maybe hunt for a donor phone. If that fails, recovery software or pro help might be my last resort.
Worst case, if the data is super important, you could take it to a repair shop that does chip-off recovery. It’s pricey but they literally pull the memory chip and extract the files.
There are also some Android recovery softwaree for PC that can sometimes read internal storage even if the screen is gone. They don’t always work on every model, but could be worth a shot before you give up.
Another thing you could try is swapping the motherboard into a donor phone of the same model. If you can get a cheap used OnePlus X, you might be able to at least boot it normally and grab your files.
If the display’s fully dead then yeah, you’d basically be clicking blind. Some people mirror the screen with special tools/software but it’s not always straightforward with older phones.
If you’re still stuck, you can try booting from a Linux live USB (like Ubuntu). Sometimes Linux can read drives that Windows can’t. If Linux can see the card, just copy the files to your main drive or an external one.