Is there something special to do to see files on a USB stick? different format? debugging options? I see nothing but "lost.dir" in 2 flash drives
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I don't have this device, but as a retired IT geek I thought I'd chime in and mention that many of these tablets can't read flash drives that have been formatted to NTFS on a pc. They tend to prefer FAT32 over NTFS. Most flash drives are formatted FAT32 by default, but if you reformatted it on a pc it would likely have defaulted to NTFS. Hope that helps.
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When you save data to a file, an entry is made in an index. The index, tells the operating system where to find that data. It is not necessarily contiguous. Meaning that all of the data pertaining to say Bee Keeping does not reside on the same sector of that drive. It may be scattered in many different points. So the only thing that tells the operating system where that data is located is the index. If that index is damaged or deleted you won't see any files. It's still in the thumb drive you just won't be able to see it without using forensic tools. Hope this answers your question.
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Was it Sold DIRECTLY from and/or "fulfilled by Amazon"? If not, there is a chance you have received a counterfeit which is actually a small capacity flash drive with falsified firmware that makes it report a much higher than true capacity. This has been an ongoing problem with many flash drives over the past few years.Try filling the drive with much smaller files and see how much it will hold before reporting a problem to the user, and whether the first and last files written can be successfully read later to determine if the actual capacity is as specified.
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Same thing happened to me........I lost everything :-(......get a scandisk or samsung SD card......I'm using a scandisk SD card rite now
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Can you confirm if you got a solution for your problem? I have the same situation, lost the usb receiver and I'm trying to look for a replacement as well. let me know how you figured it out.
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It's not a terribly expensive unit the USB interface may have failed. Have you tried a different thumb drive in it? Does the sdhc card slot work? My experience with inexpensive electronics is that they fail right away or they work for a long time. You may have gotten a bad one. It could also be your thumb drive.
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It is not a file thing. I checked that. Certain flash drives don't work for my car. Kingston ones used to work but not anymore.
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Actually it depends on which filesystem you use. The USB stick came formatted in the FAT32 file system which, from what I can tell from online searching, is limited to individual files of 4 GB in size. If you format it to NTFS is should be able to hold much larger files, but not all devices may be able to read the stick.
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Hello April, unfortunately there could be several reasons. To ensure the drive is actually working, can you hear the discs spinning? You should be able to tell if it is there would be a slight hum. If you are sure the drive works, and it does not show up on your computer, I would start by leaving it plugged in and then restarting your computer. Sometimes you have to clear the system's memory. If that does not work try a different USB port. My computer has one that doesn't work and I found out by accident. Depending on what operating system you are running, i.e. Windows 7, Windows 8, etc you can go to the device manager and see if the drive shows up under "HDD". If it does and you still cannot access the files there may be something wrong with the drive itself. Was this a working drive that you had used before? I'm sorry if I am not much help, I am trying to think of all the things I try on my pc. Please let me know. and Good Luck!
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Sorry, but I won't be much help. I have not used a flash drive on that unit.
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Here is what I have looked up for you. I, personally, never had the problem. Be careful about formatting these things. I don't. My personal advice to you. Here are more tips that I found: Ed_P Posts: 1,677 Registered: &#8206;07-23-2010 0 Re: HOW TO REMOVE WRITE PROTECTION FROM USB FLASH-DRIVE??? Options &#8206;12-09-2012 07:56 PM R e t u r n i t !! 1st copy the files on it to your hard drive. Then contact SanDisk for an RMA. Then RETURN IT. They will send you a new one that will work, copy the flash drive files you backed up to your hard drive to the new replacement flash drive. Voila, fixed. Here's another link: http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5232/~/return-material-authorization-(rma)-process
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You should not need a specific driver for this USB drive. Windows will automatically install needed generic driver. The main thing is to go to "my computer" and look for the corresponding drive letter. It should be there, if not either your USB port is incompatable (try another one) or the floppy isn't working.
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It's been a long time. I think a cable came with my drive. I don't see why you could not use any USB cable. I switch them all the time.
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There's no write protected switch for this product. Did you use any software? Try to use different computer. You may search for keyword : "How to Fix a USB Flash Drive That's Write Protected?"
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I found that I did have trouble if i tried to plug into an external USB extension and had to go directly into the computer - but it sounds like you already did that so I'm not sure. Did you try to just bring up a Windows explorer session and see if there is new drive listed?
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well i just got a sandisk thumb drive that is 2 gig i put some pictures and one word doc and one text doc and some programs on it and put it in the player and it did not-read anything on it but it put a folder call buda on the drive i have not look at the manual to see what files it can read
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Complain to Amazon, demand refund. You can use "H2testw" program to test drive. A drive that reports a larger capacity than it really has isn't defective, it's counterfeit. Amazon does not seem to care if counterfeit flash memory drives are sold through its web site.
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I've had one of these for a year & a half now. For most of that time I've had five USB powered drives (Two SimpleTech, and three Seagates) plugged into it with no problem, as well as at least four other externally powered USB drives and various flash drives.That said, today, when I went to save a file I was working on, I found the drive was missing. In fact, all the USB powered drives plugged into it were not spinning. Not sure if it's the unit itself or just the power adapter, but either way, I now need a replacement.