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 ...

A USB drive not showing up is a common Windows problem that can frustrate a user to the core. Imagine working hours on a project, then saving it in your external USB drive, and when you finally plug ...

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 ...

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Is this normal? I thought a new usb flash drive wasn't suppose to contain any files inside it? Or is this normal? Also, this usb flash drive brand is NOT a sandisk. But I read this brand is related to ...