You have to check the partition status at first and verify if it is showing ‘healthy’ with the drive letter. Now if the USB drive is listed here but not in Windows Explorer then you have to take these steps. You have to identify your USB drive here. Go to Start>Create and format hard disk partitions’ Or Hit Windows key and R together and enter diskmgmt.msc into the box and press enter. Yes, this solution may seem simple but sometimes, it works! For example, may be your USB drive is not accessible from the front USB port but it may work from the back side of your computer. Try to plug in your USB flash drive to a different port.
Let us go through these routine fixes first which are very easy to go for! First Fix: Many of us make a choice of opting for multimedia recovery software but there is no harm is trying these alternative fixes which really work in most of the cases. You think that you are on the verge of losing your important multimedia files as well as your USB drive. You often get to see “USB Device Not Recognized” or “You need to format the disk before using it” flashing on your screen after you inserted your USB flash drive. There are numerous instances when your USB flash drive gets corrupt or throw you an error message leaving you to deal with it.
