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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...
This usually means the drive has no partition or file system on it when the USB drive is not visible in Windows file explorer.
Here is a quick fix: https://www.techgizz.com/usb-drive-not-showing-in-file-explorer
If it shows up in Disk Management but the options to assign a drive letter is greyed out, it usually means windows isn't recognizing the partition properly. A couple of things you can try :
1. Check if it's initialized to see if the USB shows as Unallocated. If so, you'll need to create a new volume and format it ( NFTS or exFAT usually works)