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Author:  Paulkat123 [ June 8th, 2024, 19:06 ]
Post subject:  Some Help with old USB Pen
I've got 3 old usb pens (about 5 years) it was a thing where you could just plug a cable into it and use as storage. I decided to pull them out and see what was on them. All 3 are saying 'USB device not recognised) when I plug them in. I can imagine one is faulty but hard to believe all 3 are. I have tried all the normal advice online such as resetting USB options in device manager etc. Also tried them on another (NEW) computer and same result. The last time I used them was probably on a pre windows 10 computer. about 5 years ago . Could it be just a file system thing? I feel that if I found an old windows computer and plugged them in they would simply work, any ideas? They don't appear in file explorer or disk management. Thanks in advance.
Author:  Lardman [ June 9th, 2024, 4:23 ]
Post subject:  Re: Some Help with old USB Pen
They decay over time which is probably the most likely cause, the odd one is corrosion on joints and contacts but usually not a problem if they've just been in a drawer or similar. Open the card with a hex editor and see if there's any data if so try carving otherwise we usually get something back with chipoff.
Author:  Paulkat123 [ June 9th, 2024, 15:35 ]
Post subject:  Re: Some Help with old USB Pen
Thanks for your help
Author:  Arch Stanton [ June 9th, 2024, 16:30 ]
Post subject:  Re: Some Help with old USB Pen
I'd say first thing is determine if they're correctly detected:

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This has little to do with the Windows version.
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