Sometimes when you plug a USB drive into your PC it doesn't show up. We're going to look at a few ways to fix that problem.

I have a usb flash drive where I stored a ton of important files. The issue is few times when I connect it to my laptop, it would not recognize it. So I know there is some damage probably with it. I ...

There's nothing more frustrating than your computer suddenly saying it can't recognize the USB device connected to the port. This is especially true when you're urgently trying to transfer a file to a ...

External drives like USB drives are extremely helpful for copying files to and fro a PC or a laptop. You can then transfer these files and use them on any device or carry them even when you are ...

Several users have reported that external FireWire and/or USB hard drives will not mount after updating to Mac OS X 10.4.7. MacFixIt reader Joseph Samuels writes: "I did have some trouble with one of ...

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If you only plan on using the USB drive on Windows devices, I'd use NTFS. Otherwise FAT. Formatting stuff should be pretty much the same on any computer. If you do a quick format, it will be quick ...