[SOLVED] Problem with USB drive

[mmateer0815]

I plug my USB drive into my computer and it reads it in file manager for a split second and then immediately stops reading it as if I unplugged it.

 

[N3rdR4ge]

might be a bad usb port. try a different one or possibly another computer's usb port to test it.

 

[mmateer0815]

might be a bad usb port. try a different one or possibly another computer's usb port to test it.

It does the exact same thing on my USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports on my laptop it won't show up at all on my wife's chrome book. I assume it's the drive not the port, but since it will flicker in for a second I was hoping there might be a way to save it.

 

[N3rdR4ge]

when it's connected but disappears, can you see it in disk management? you can search in the start menu for partition to get to the management console. it'll be called "Create and format hard disk partitions". could try a few things here if you can see it.

maybe try it in another windows machine.

could be something wrong with it internally. if its older or got bent at any point, the solder could be loose between the usb head and the board. i've seen that cause issues like this. hard to tell without opening it up and looking at it though.