[SOLVED] Problem with portable SSD -- "Please insert a disk into usb drive" ?

[charlottetempest]

So i was using SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 1TB model SDSSDE61-1T00 to download kali linux disk image and use it on vmware downloaded on main pc disk, but after the download and loading for too long when the disk image was running on vmware, I force closed the computer and restarted it, then the ssd icon turned to transparent (greyed out) with the error
"Please insert a disk into usb drive" everytime i try to open it. It also shows as "No Media" in Disk Management and i cannot reformat it ?

 

[rgd1101]

if you got nothing to save on it. use sandisk dashboard to try secure erase
https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15108/~/dashboard-support-information