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Derek_Rowe
Copper Contributor
Jun 27, 2023

USB Drive recognized as a network and will not let me open it

I have a USB drive that I use at home to back up photos and videos. It has worked fine for many years, but now the same computer does not recognize it as a USB drive. It says that it is a network and that I do not have access to it. I went into devices on settings and asked it to be forgotten, but now it does not come back when I plug it in. I've tried it on my work laptop, but the laptop does not even recognize it.

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    MathieuVandenHautte
    Iron Contributor
    Jun 28, 2023
    Hi Derek,

    Can you check if the USB drive appears in Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc)?
    You can also run chkdsk (e.g. chkdsk driveletter: /f) to try to fix the issue.
    • Derek_Rowe's avatar
      Derek_Rowe
      Copper Contributor
      Jun 28, 2023

      The USB drive does not appear in disk management. The USB port works when I put another external hard drive in that spot. I also tried the check disk but it said the  drive, path, or filename was invalid.MathieuVandenHautte 

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