If your USB drive is being shown as two separate drives on your Windows PC, follow the below methods to fix the issue: Use some basic troubleshooting tips Run the Hardware and Device Troubleshooter ...

External drives like USB drives are extremely helpful for copying files to and fro a PC or a laptop. You can then transfer these files and use them on any device or carry them even when you are ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. No matter how diligent you are with deleting your trash files or clearing your cache on your Mac, your computer is bound to run out of storage ...

If only one USB device is not working, try plugging in another USB device to see if it is recognized. If other devices work, the issue may be with the original USB device rather than the port itself.

There's nothing more frustrating than your computer suddenly saying it can't recognize the USB device connected to the port. This is especially true when you're urgently trying to transfer a file to a ...

Michelle Ehrhardt is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor. She has a bachelor's degree in history from Earlham College, where she also double majored in theatre. She also holds an MFA in game design ...

The beauty and simplicity of USB, or universal serial bus, is that the concept is designed to allow all types of devices to be connected and disconnected at will without a whole lot of hassle. This ...

My MacBook Air M1 comes with 256GB of memory. Because of this, I bought two external SanDisk drives, 128GB and 256GB, with Type-C support, to expand my storage. While I can opt for a dedicated hard ...