There's nothing worse than plugging in a USB drive and nothing happening. It can be tricky to figure out why on Windows, so we have some suggestions.

If your USB flash drive is not copying files, format your file type to NTFS. However, you may also need to gain administrator permission to fix the issue.

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If your USB drive is showing up as 2 different drives on your Windows PC, clean and repartition USB using Command Prompt and see if it helps.

Windows 10 pro has decided that, all, USB thumb drives are read only. Why, and how do I change this so I can use USB thumbdrives? edit2: Actually, I am allowed to create directories.

Before You Repair Windows You will need a working Windows computer, a USB drive, and a solid internet connection.

Data stored on USB devices can sometimes be lost due to errors. If you find your files disappeared, don’t fret: it is possible to recover deleted files from a USB drive.