If you cannot fix the USB flash drive issues with First Aid, or the drive is just empty without a volume on it, you can try to erase and format it directly in Disk Utility.ġ. Then please check if the USB flash drive could be recognized normally in Finder. If the process is finished, you can click the Done button to close it. It will take some time, please wait patiently. Please just click it and it will try to fix the drive issues automatically. Then you will see the First Aid option at the top right corner of the Disk Utility window. Please choose the USB flash drive in the left sidebar. Open Disk Utility under Applications > Utility. There is an option First Aid that can try to fix some drive issues. If the USB flash drive is inaccessible, cannot be mounted, or show other errors, you can try to fix it in Disk Utility. Run first Aid in Disk Utility to fix the USB flash drive. Then you will also see the connected USB flash drive in the sidebar of Finder. Then you can see the external devices, including a USB flash drive on the desktop.Īlso, please change to Sidebar under the same Finder Preferences window, then check and enable the option External disks. You will see the option External disks under the General tab, and please enable it. It will open the Finder Preferences windows. Please open Finder and choose the Preferences. If the system preferences are changed or not configured correctly, you will not see the connected USB flash drive on the desktop or in Finder.įirst, check and change the settings to show the USB flash drive on the desktop. Change system preferences to show USB flash drive. You can try the following solutions to fix the issue. If the drive can be seen in Disk Utility but just cannot be recognized in Finder, there should be some other issues with the USB flash drive or system preferences. If there are some occasional issues with the system, a reboot may fix the issue and make the USB flash drive showing up. What’s more, you can connect the USB flash drive directly to the port on the computer.Īlso, you can try to reboot your Mac and check if the USB flash drive could be recognized normally.
If it doesn’t work, you can change a USB hub/adaptor and see if it works. You can change a USB port to have a try.Īlso, if you use a USB adaptor or USB hub, please first change a USB port to have a try.
We suggest you unplug and reconnect the USB flash drive. If the connected USB flash drive cannot even be recognized in Disk Utility, there should be issues with the disk or the USB port.
Part 2: Fix not showing up USB flash drive on Macįirst, if the USB flash drive is not physically damaged, there are some solutions to help you fix the issue and make the not showing up UBS drive work again. Related article: External Hard Drive Not Showing Up on Mac
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