# Cruzer Titanium 1.0GB not being recognized **URL:** \ **Category:** All other USB Flash Drives\ **Created:** [December 1, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/cruzer-titanium-1-0gb-not-being-recognized/30344 "2010-12-01T18:15:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![questionboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/8edcca/32.png) [@questionboy](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/questionboy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/cruzer-titanium-1-0gb-not-being-recognized/30344/1 "2010-12-01T18:15:31Z")
Has the subject implies, I have a Cruzer Titanium 1.0GB which has worked perfectly for a couple years now.  All of a sudden, when I connect it, it flashes in cycles of 3 and then nothing (the light goes off) and it does not register as a device. What is going on?  Is there any way to retrieve the data?  Help? Thank you for your guidance and help! ---
**Author:** ![ed\_p](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/user_avatar/forums.sandisk.com/ed_p/32/2333_2.png) [@ed\_p](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/ed_p)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/cruzer-titanium-1-0gb-not-being-recognized/30344/2 "2010-12-03T22:37:12Z")
This tip from a recent WindowsSecrets LangaList column might help: \_‘Windows can’t see an external USB drive,’ I have had similar problems with my multiple USB drives and Windows 7. "I found that the solution was to go into Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Storage, and then Disk Management. "Once I got there, my USB drive showed up in the right-lower panel — but I had to scroll down to see it. It did not have a drive letter. “From there, it was a simple task to right-click the USB drive image, click **Change Drive Letter and Paths,** and assign a path. Like magic, the system recognized the external drive.”\_ _ _ hth