USB drives are replacing CD/DVDs as people are preferring to use pen drives more often because of portability and maximum data storage possibility. As there are advantages of using these, there are also some problems too, these are: auto run viruses and Trojans spreading through and infecting computer.
This post concentrates from basic user knowledge to intermediate on how to protect your computer from pen drive viruses and what to do when viruses infects pen drives.
7 solutions to your pen drive problems:
1. Disable autorun of removal drives: First of all Windows autorun is the entry point for viruses to enter from USB drives, viruses modify autorun files, so we should turn off autorun on removable drives.
Read prevent viruses from pendrives
2. How to know a pen drive has a virus: Having said autorun viruses are spreading on opening pen drive, how should I know there is a virus without even opening it?.
Read How to Know a Pen Drive has Virus
3. USB drive will not appear on your computer: This also happens when windows fail to allocate a drive letter for the USB drive.
Read How to Fix “USB Drive not Shown in My Computer”
4. Unable to open pen drive or getting open with warning: This happens when antivirus has removed the virus, but autorun entry for that virus has been remained.
Read How to Fix ”Unable to Open C Drive or USB Drive from My Computer”
5. Getting generic volume error while stopping the pen drive: This warning will come when the closed programs from pen drive still using the memory in the background.
Read How to Fix”The device ‘Generic volume’ cannot be stopped right now “
6. An Exception occurred hot plug dll error: You will get this error on computers installed with backup programs like Acronis and Norton Ghost.
Read An exception Occured While trying to run”shell32,dll Control_ RunDll Hotplug.dll”
7. Worms infected the pen drive: Worms infecting the pen drive which are only detected by certain anti-viruses, how to unlock or remove them.
Read How to Remove BV:AutoRun-G [Wrm] from Your USB Drive
More suggestions: Always format your Flash Drive when you use it on others computers. Don’t use XP, switch to Windows 7 or Windows 8, and ensure you’re using Antivirus and powerful anti-malware in your computer like Malwarebytes and always scan them if brought data from other systems.
You need to right click on USB drive and select Scan option, never double click on USB drive if you’re suspicious of viruses in it, and disable autorun, press Shift button after inserting it.
If you have any problems or question related to pen drives ask in the comments, I am happy to help.
hi,
whenever i copy any data to my pen drive it exist there but when i remove the drivwe
and insert it again entire data is lost just the folder is there……for ex..if i copy a folder named scrap containg files a b c d on connecting next time a b cd r lost but it still shows the scrap folder as a empty folder….plz help me out
go to cmd, type your USB drive name e.g F: and enter, in next line type F:\ attrib -s -h -r /s /d and enter.
All your file will be visible and working
hi,
when i connect the pendrive to the computer. it is getting detected but a message “you need to format the disk in drive before you can use it” is coming.
When i connect the pendrive to my pc, folders are appearing as shortcuts,
Then i am zip a shortcut and iopen the zip, and i will go back, then the folders are appearing.if i copy that folder in my pc, it is showing a copying, but file not appearing, If i paste any folder with the same name, it is showing that already file exist. pls give me a solution..if any one knows
Thank you
hi,
My pen drive ( TRANSCEND-4GB) , At first it is working after some days,it is not working… that means the system is not detecting the pendrive, but the light in the pendrive is blinking.. i have done lot of recoveries but it is not detecting.. if possible kindly send me the solution for my problem;;;
thanking you……..
My problem is “my system is detect my pendrive but don’t be show data of this pendrive”
hi,
when i insert my pendrive in my pc, its shows in the my computer window. but when i tried to open it , it gives a msg : “THERE IS NO REMOVEL DISK IN DRIVE:/(drive path name).
even when i click on properties of it that shows O bytes available and O bytes used.
thakns;
when i isert my pendrive and load data and eject pendrive till than it is ok.
again when i insert the pendrive and when open the pendrive then it shows empty folder message . what is thee solution???
when i connect the pendrive to the computer. it is getting detected but a message “you need to format the disk in drive before you can use it” is coming.
pl. gives us the solution
my pendrive detected but 100% data copied, when i will connect to the another pc pendrive working slowly and folders ,exe files not openinig this error was dispaly…
the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
hi,
when i insert my pendrive in my pc, its shows in the my computer window. but when i tried to open it , it gives a msg : “THERE IS NO REMOVEL DISK IN DRIVE:/(drive path name).
even when i click on properties of it that shows O bytes available and O bytes used.
thakns;
hi
when i insert my pendrive the monitor shows usb is not recognized…what i do
Try to reinsert it another USB port.
hi,
My pen drive ( TRANSCEND-16GB) , At first it is working after some days,it is not working… that means the system is not detecting the pendrive, but the light in the pendrive is blinking.. i have done lot of recoveries but it is not detecting.. if possible kindly send me the solution for my problem;;;
thanking you……..
hi,
when i connect the pendrive to the computer. it is getting detected but a message “you need to format the disk in drive before you can use it” is coming.
Always scan your pen drive before accessing files in it if you’ve not used it for a long time or use it on other computer, if there is no data in it, why not format? With the formatting, many problems gets solved. Hope you got my point.
my pendrive is showing in my computer but asking ” Insert pen drive”.
Try plugging it in another USB port, if that doesn’t help try to format it using HP USB Disk Format tool (it works for other company pen drives too) http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool.shtml, has that helped you?
I have 4gb moserbaer pen drive.when i insert it into pc or laptop it play everything which store on it.but when i try to copy any thing from drive to my pc storage my pc stuck on coping process and on removing pen drive my pc work again and when i reinsert it in my pc it stuck again everytime pen driver do this pls help how i copy my important data from pen drive
Try attaching that flash drive to another computer (ensure it is virus free) and backup your data into DVD or another USB drive, after that format that drive and use it.
Hi There,
Sir, I have a Pen Drive which detects in all the systems but it automatically getting ejected, again same process goes on I mean it automatically gets detected and autoplays, If I try to open the drive it disappears but sometimes it opens & I could see the whole data, Please help me to solve the Issue, I have very Important data in that.
hi,
My pen drive ( sony-16GB) , At first it is working after some days,it is not working… that means the system is not detecting the pendrive, but the light in the pendrive is blinking.. i have done lot of recoveries but it is not detecting.. if possible kindly send me the solution for my problem;;;
thanking you……..
hi
i had a pendrive at first it was working one day i was copying a file but i suddenly pulled out my pendrive and after that my pendrive is not opening.What should i do for that can you help me please?
Hello,
When I transfer word or other files like pdf or ppt from my colleagues computer to my computer, it does not open and says there is problem in opening this file.
please give me some solutions
The file could’ve corrupted by virus in the pen drive from which you’re trying to open. Have you scanned pen drive with antivirus or Malwarebytes?
Hi,
Whenever I try to copy a pdf file to any external drive connected to my pc it shows an error “There is not enough space to complete this operation” though there is enough space available. How do I resolve this issue?? Pls. help
My problem is that whenever I insert my Sony 16gb pen drive in my laptop it shows scan the drive and fix it and my computer starts to not responding.. I can’t even format it because it is detected for sometime and later it disappears from my computer
Sir I am having a same problem what is the solution for it
Hi,
I was bootable my pen drive. I did not complete all step in cmd and now my pen drive not working, it asking about formate but not work.
Please tell me how to formate..?
Thanks
HPUSBDisk.exe download from net and run as administator and select your pen drive or its select defult and click on formate button your probleam is solved
hi, whenever I play any video or song its doesn’t play show error “file is corrupt or not supported” every time.
other data which play in all device but when I copy into my pen drive and try t play in any other device its show error or not play. solution please
Sir my pendrive is again and again inserts and again it got unmounted from my PC and again it gets mounted and if I try to format it it shows windows cannot complete the format so plz help me sort out this problem
Hi,
when i connect my pendrive to my laptop. pandrive shows in my computer but when i click to open the Pendrive then message cames ” PLEASE INSERT A DISK INTO..” and only icon shows and drive letter and not showing any space …
Please tell me how to solve this problem
Thank you