Sometimes your computer is unable to assign drive letters (like C, D, E) to your storage media. Due to this reason, the files on it can’t be accessed. To resolve this issue, you can assign the drive letter to your device.
Here are the simple steps to fix the corrupted pen drive or memory card by assigning a correct drive letter:
Connect your storage media to your computer.
Right-click on My Computer/This PC. Click Manage in the drop-down menu.
Click Disk Management on the left side and wait for a few seconds so that Windows can load the Virtual disk service.
Right-click on your storage media and click Change Drive Letter and Paths.
Click the drive letter (it will turn blue) and click Change.
Select the drive letter from the drop-down list. Click Ok.
Try to use it on another PC
Maybe the issue is specifically on your PC, and that’s why you are finding trouble in running the USB flash drive. Try connecting your SD card or pen drive to another computer. Hopefully, it may work, and you’ll be able to backup your data from it.
Try another USB port
Although, it sound’s strange, but you’re wasting your time if you repeatedly try to connect your SD card or flash drive to a single USB port on your computer. It could be possible that the port itself is damaged or some software issue is to be blamed. So, try other USB ports if your USB drive or SD card is not getting recognized.
Reinstall the drivers
There are times when the drivers that run your pen drive get corrupted and your PC will not be able to detect the storage media. You can reinstall drivers by following these simple steps:
Right click My Computer/ This PC. Click Manage.
Click Device Manager on the left side.
Double-Click Disk Drives in the list. Right-click on the name of your pen drive.
Click Uninstall. Click Ok.
Disconnect your storage media and restart your PC.
Connect your pen drive again. Your PC will detect it.
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