Flash Drive Needs to Be Formatted - Fix USB Flash Drive Not Formatted Error

Users That Run into Flash Drive Not Formatted Error

User1: I have a 32GB SanDisk Flash drive which I often use to backup some important data from the hard disk drive. Today when I plug the flash drive to my computer again, it stops working and says need to be formatted error. I insert another new flash drive to this computer and it works well, so I think there is something wrong with my 32GB flash drive. But I have no idea what to do to fix the not formatted error without losing data.

Recover Data from 32GB USB Flash Drive When It Needs to Be Formatted

Not Formatted Error on 32GB USB Flash Drive

Not formatted error is a system error which can lead to data loss on your USB flash drive. Have you ever met with any of situation below? What did you when your USB flash drive shows not formattederror?

Situation1: My 32GB flash drive stopped work and said please insert a disk in removable disk when I was copying some files from it. When I tried to open the flash drive again, it says disk in drive is not formatted do you want to format it now. I don’t care about the flash drive because I have used it for a few years. But I was worried about the data on the drive. I still have some important files on the flash drive and I need to get them back.

USB Flash Drive Not Recognized on Computer – Recover Files from Not Recognized USB with Freeware

What If USB Flash Drive Can’t Be Recognized by Computer?

You should format the new USB flash drive to FAT or NTTS file system before you can use it so that it can be recognized by your computer. Otherwise, the new USB flash drive can’t be detected by computer or you can’t store data on a new USB flash drive. However, your USB flash drive may still not be recognized by a computer due to several reasons. Once an USB flash drive can’t be detected by a computer, you may risk losing all important data that is stored inside the drive. Therefore, it is always necessary to backup the important data from your USB flash drive.

Flash Drive NOt Recognized - USB Flash Drive Not Show Up on My Computer

Flash Drive Is Connected, but It Is Not Showing Up on "My Computer" 

Did you meet such a problem when you need to work on your files that are stored on your USB flash drive, but it is not showing up when you connect the flash drive to your computer? Don’t worry if you really meet such a problem. Now you only need to spend a few minutes to do some simple things to check the USB flash drive.
1. Plug out the USB flash drive and insert to another USB port and another computer to see if it will work well.
2. Have a try with Start > Computer > Right click > Manage > Disk management to see if you can find the USB flash drive there.
If both of the two methods above lead to no result, you should try to find the reasons why USB flash drive is not showing up on "My Computer".