Joe...

How have you cleaned flash drive contacts to get the flash drive
recognized again?

Thank you,

Charles.

Date:    Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:45:17 -0500
From:    Joe Hourclé <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Flash Drive - not being read

> On Jan 11, 2025, at 9:12 PM, charles meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Erich,
>
> I'm sorry to say it's the latter.
>
> All the PCs don't recognize tha flash is in the USB port.
>
> I've inserted it into 3 different USB ports on 5 different PCs.


Take a look at the contacts in the USB connector... if they're dirty,
it's possible that you'd get no acknowledgement that it was plugged in

-Joe

On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM CODE4LIB automatic digest system
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> Date:    Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:35:25 -0500
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> Subject: Re: Code4Lib 2025 Call for Posters
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> Raeshelle-
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>
> Date:    Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:10:32 -0500
> From:    charles meyer <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Flash Drive - not being read
>
> Hi Erich,
>
> I'm sorry to say it's the latter.
>
> All the PCs don't recognize tha flash is in the USB port.
>
> I've inserted it into 3 different USB ports on 5 different PCs.
>
> I got so busy creating 3D printed objects and cutting gcodes as I was
> on super deadline that there was little time (or thought honestly) to
> backing them up to the external hard drive.
>
> I can recreate from scratch but that'll require lots of time.
>
> I was hoping there was a magic method!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles.
>
> Charlotte County Public Library
>
>
> Date:    Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:50:45 +0000
> From:    "Hammer, Erich F" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Flash Drive - not being read
>
> As with everything, it depends.  Are the electronics fried, or is the
> file system corrupted?
>
> If the computer recognizes that something USB has been plugged in, but
> won't allow you to access it in the file explorer, Linux or some file
> system repair tools *might* allow you to recover the files.  I don't
> have suggestions on the best programs to try.
>
> If there is no recognition of anything at all being plugged in/out,
> then -- in my experience -- it's toast.
>
> Erich
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:45:17 -0500
> From:    Joe Hourclé <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Flash Drive - not being read
>
> > On Jan 11, 2025, at 9:12 PM, charles meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Erich,
> >
> > I'm sorry to say it's the latter.
> >
> > All the PCs don't recognize tha flash is in the USB port.
> >
> > I've inserted it into 3 different USB ports on 5 different PCs.
>
>
> Take a look at the contacts in the USB connector... if they're dirty, it's possible that you'd get no acknowledgement that it was plugged in
>
> -Joe
>
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