Hopefully some one here can help me with a weird problem that I am having with my brand new flash drive.
Machine and Drive Details:
Laptop: Dell Latitude E6330
O.S: Windows 8.1, 64 Bits
SanDisk Product: San Disk Extreme 64GB Flash Drive
Problem: Windows recognizes and detects my flash drive fine but it won’t detect it anymore after safately removing it and re-inserting it. I have to fully restart my computer (with the flash drive in) in order for Windows to recognize the flash drive again.
Error Messages: None, no error messages, it simply won’t detect it, it looks like the power from the USB Port goes “down” after safetely removing the flash drive.
What I had tried:
1: I tried my SanDisk Extreme with another USB port that is located at the back of my laptop (the same laptop) and it works fine, no problem at all.
2: I tried my SanDisk Extreme with other laptops and it works fine too.
3: I tried with a different (brand) flash drive and it works just fine on the same laptop and same USB Port.
Okay, did you do all the tests, I would do in the first stage.
So, I think what happens, is that was a corrupt line, in the registry, which detects thisUFD as “problematic”.
1- Then, the easiest to clean the “USB junk” , you can use (portable, 64b, free):
3- See also, in the Task Manager,the processes which are running, and see what are the necessary and what to delete.
Because, there are some services programs, telephones and video cameras, that cause system conflicts, by interference in USB ports, such as: Samsung Kies, HTC Sync, Sony Play Memories, Motorola, etc.