Dusty wrote:
Any PC I plug it into pops up a message saying the driver is now
installed BUT it does not show anything in Windows Explorer.
This happens on a Win XP Pro laptop, a Lenovo laptop and a Win 7 Pro
desktop.

The light on the pen drive blinks one long blink then a short one or two
blinks.

Any chance of recovery ?

Any app to explore it ?

It is all backed up but it will take over night to fill a new pen drive
so getting this one going would be better.

What brand is the most reliable pen drive ?
Need 32 G.


Usually no. When flash drives usually fail suddenly, without warning,
and catastrophically.

One thought, are you sure that you do not have a counterfeit drive. A
lot are out there especially large capacity ones.

https://www.raymond.cc/blog/test-and-detect-fake-or-counterfeit-usb-flash-drives-bought-from-ebay-with-h2testw/

Also look at this one, there a tons of examples online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaHokQ5EWv0
Some other vids will run the previous link utils to expose the deception
without disassembling it.

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Jonathan
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