Friday 22 March 2019

partitioning - How do I fix a Memorex USB 8GB flash drive that shows 0 B available?



Memorex USB 8GB drive that shows 0 B available. I don't know if it's mechanically broken or something is wrong with it.


Even disk part shows it as (See Disk 2)


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Any ideas?


EDIT: The bios shows it as 2231 PRAM...



Answer



The No Media status is a very bad sign. It usually means that the USB flash controller chip has lost the connection(s) to the memory chip(s) - it's a hardware problem.


Unless the data is very valuable (insert 4-5 figure number here) - then you can ask one of the specialist data recovery centers - you can only throw the stick away and get a new one.


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