Create a new simple volume with Disk Management if your drive is marked as an unallocated space. See below if your hard drive is listed in Disk Management.ġ.
If all the computers cannot recognize your drive, it’s dead. Plug flash drive into different computers. You should directly connect the drive to USB port.ģ. The USB hub does not supply enough power for your drive. If it’s detected, the USB port is dead.Ģ. Connect it to a different USB port if the USB is not detected in Windows 7/8/10. Try the following solutions if your drive does not appear in Disk Management.ġ. If it does not contain any partition, you still can see an unallocated space.
Sometimes, it will be marked as Removable. Press Win + R to open Run window, type diskmgmt.msc in the box and hit OK to Open Disk Management.ģ. Connect the flash drive to your computer via USB port.Ģ. Check if USB flash drive can be recognized by Disk Management.ġ. Flash drive not showing up in Disk Management – fixed
#How to reformat a usb drive on pc not vivisible how to
See below and I will show you how to fix USB thumb drive not showing up in Windows 11/10/8/7. If you add new items to it, reformat it, your data will be overwritten or erased. One more thing, you’d better not make any changes on your drive. This problem may be caused by partition issues on your drive, using the wrong file system, damaged USB ports, drive issues, and more. Sometimes, you may connect your USB device to your computer via USB port and find the USB device not showing up in Windows 7/8/10/11/XP.