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Timothy310
Jan 02, 2025Iron Contributor
USB drive not visible in file explorer
I have a new laptop which runs on windows 11, when I put a USB stick in, it makes the usual "ding" but it does nothing and is not visible in file explorer. I have done a bit of googling and as a res...
Shepard
Jun 25, 2025Iron Contributor
The error (USB drive not visible in file explorer) is a common issue in Windows 11 or Windows 10. This means the file system is not recognized by Windows or the drive is not partitioned yet. To fix this, you need a dedicated disk manager to create a new partition and format the drive.