My USB flash drive is blinking but is no longer detected. Solved

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Hello,  I have a USB stick that was working perfectly three days ago. Earlier, I connected it to my laptop; it lit up normally at first, but my laptop no longer detects it (not in "This PC" and there's no eject icon). I want to clarify that I always removed it AFTER clicking eject. I also tried connecting my USB stick to two other computers, and it is not detected.  On this USB stick, I have very, very, very important photos and videos, as the owners of the memory cards deleted the photos and videos, so they were only on my USB stick. And those photos and videos cannot be retrieved. I also have other important documents to recover.  Can you help me solve this problem? At least so that I can have time to copy/paste all the documents/photos/videos onto my computer.  And do you think that if I consult a computer technician, he will be able to force the detection of my USB stick long enough for me to recover my files?  Thank you for your help!

poupougne13 · Answer

Hello...  USB drives have only a relative reliability... I have thrown away several, from good brands, without having used them in an abnormal way... It's likely that yours is dead, but well... wait for other opinions... P.S.: to back up important data, it's good to do it on two supports... DVDs, for example, if kept in normal conditions, have a fairly long lifespan... USB drives...?  Regards, @+  -- "Who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" a.k.a. "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

dolphine2 · Answer

Indeed, it's not the most reliable, but I can't throw it away now. I at least want to recover my videos, and if I can't recover the rest, it's not a big deal; I can redo the work. But the videos, that's impossible.  So I'm waiting for other advice!!  Thank you.

poupougne13 · Answer

Good luck, but I'm not very optimistic... Will you let us know? Best, @+  -- "He who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" alias "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

dolphine2 · Answer

Well, I can give the verdict now. My USB key is broken. I went to see a computer technician, and he tried a lot of things, even opening it to check if the soldering was correct. It is. He doesn't know why it just broke all of a sudden, but he thinks it's something in the key that malfunctioned.  So I can't recover the files, but that's fine. And he might be able to recover the videos with my SD memory card, but the USB key is done for.  Thanks for your help.  Talk to you later.

poupougne13 · Answer

Well....if he is able to check the soldering on a USB key PCB, he is REALLY good, but oh well...why not?! Most of these drives that go bad do so all of a sudden, it's not like hard drives that sometimes give warnings... It's a shame that the lesson is expensive and makes you lose data, but well...now you know...you have to stay positive! ;)  Best regards, See you  PS: please remember to mark your topic as "resolved"....thank you! -- "He who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" aka "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

dolphine2 · Answer

I have to admit that losing all my files doesn't bother me that much. What bothers me is losing all the videos from my trip this summer. Documents can be rewritten, but videos cannot.  Thank you, and yes, I will mark it as resolved.

poupougne13 · Answer

..... If you have your videos on your SD card, it shouldn't be a problem to retrieve them..... Losing files is never pleasant, I agree, it creates work that we'd prefer to avoid, but on the other hand, we can't expect hardware to last forever... even if your USB drive wasn't very old, it also depends on the frequency of use... like everything! From now on, think about backing up on two different media, even if one of them should never be used, it's a safety measure...  Best regards, @+  -- "Who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" aka "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

dolphine2 · Answer

I'm definitely going to save my stuff on 15 million devices from now on. But hey... I'm learning from my mistakes.  Actually, if my USB stick had only contained my documents, it wouldn't have bothered me as much.  But the videos were only on my USB stick because I had deleted them from my memory card. The technician was able to recover them with software. The problem? They're not right. They glitch, the image is awful, the sound is just static... In short, my videos are ruined, so my memories of the trip as well. I'm going to have to redo that trip lol  See you!

poupougne13 · Answer

;)....have a good trip! ;) -- "Who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" a.k.a. "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

My USB flash drive is blinking but is no longer detected.

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