My DataTraveler USB doesn't show up on the desktop, in Disk Utility or Terminal. It does show in System Report and Activity Monitor (as fsck_msdos). How can I repair it and use it? I have no problem losing all of the data.
Please help.
Thanks.
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13
Photographicality Said:
“The problem is that I cannot format it as it does not appear in Disk Utility. Can I force format it?”
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Perform this in Recovery Mode:
To get into Recovery Mode:
Hold Down: Command+R upon boot
Photographicality Said:
“The problem is that I cannot format it as it does not appear in Disk Utility. Can I force format it?”
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Perform this in Recovery Mode:
To get into Recovery Mode:
Hold Down: Command+R upon boot
Photographicality Said:
"USB doesn't show up in Disk Utility or Terminal, Does show in System Report and Activity Monitor My DataTraveler USB doesn't show up on the desktop, in Disk Utility or Terminal. It does show in System Report and Activity Monitor (as fsck_msdos). How can I repair it and use it? I have no problem losing all of the data. Please help. Thanks."
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Incompatibility is the Culprit:
Your USB Drive is incompatible. It is MS-DOS format. So, you'd have to format it to APFS. Having no problem with losing all of the data - format it in Disk Utility. Or, remove the data to a PC, and then format it on the Mac.
Photographicality Said:
“Nothing happens when I plug it into a PC. :(“
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Reinstall the macOS:
If nothing above works, then I recommend you backup your Mac, and then reinstall the macOS.
1. First, Back up your Mac:
Create a Time Machine backup of your Mac, so that you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall.
2. Then, Reinstall the macOS:
Nothing would be deleted. It's just that items that have become corrupted or deleted, would be replaced or reinstalled back to where they should be. Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Suppo
Photographicality Said:
"It didn't appear here earlier so I'll try the solution below this evening."
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Plugging this into a PC:
What happens when you plug this into your Windows PC? Does it show up?
Photographicality Said:
“Nothing happens when I plug it into a PC. :(“
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Security Software Gets in the Way:
Security Software may be not letting this device be recognized nor accessible due to its Firewall settings.
On a Mac:
Uninstall Security Software from your Mac, as it is unneeded on a Mac. Get the Uninstaller from the developer’s site and not where else. Elsewise, you may end up installing spyware on your Mac.
On a PC:
Leaving Security Software installed on your PC would be fine, in my opinion. So, check the Firewall settings and see if this device is being blacked out as a plugged in item.
The problem is that I cannot format it as it does not appear in Disk Utility. Can I force format it?
It didn't appear here earlier so I'll try the solution below this evening.
Nothing happens when I plug it into a PC. :(
Photographicality Said:
“The problem is that I cannot format it as it does not appear in Disk Utility. Can I force format it?”
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If Not Mounting - It may be an Issue with the Port:
Reset your SMC and your NVRAM:
Sometimes changes (i.e. Installations) are made to the system and then settings (i.e. for Ports) become corrupted, technically. So, reset both on your Mac. It might take three tries. to fix this. So, be certain you have the time to do so.
Start With This:
USB doesn't show up in Disk Utility or Terminal, Does show in System Report and Activity Monitor
