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Kingston Pendrive is Not Working or Cannot be Detected [Fix]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Earlier, pen drives could not hold more than a hundred megabytes, but as the technology gets increasingly complex, a pen drive can easilystore up to 120 GBthough problems remain! Some users are reporting that the Kingston pendrive is not working.
Kingston is one of the largest suppliers of flash memory because they are affordable, high-capacity, and totally portable. However, your Kingstone flash drive might get corrupted. If you’re dealing with this situation, here’s what might help!
How do I fix a Kingston pendrive that’s not detected?
Before we head to the slightly complex solutions, try these quick ones first:
In case none work, move to the fixes listed next.
1. Change the drive letter
Sometimes your computer is unable to assign drive letters (like C, D, E) to your Kingstone pen drive. Due to this reason, the files on it cannot be accessed. To solve this issue, you can assign the drive letter to your device.
2. Use CHKDSK command
Alternatively, a good solution to repair your corrupted Kingston pen drive is to run theCHKDSK command. Just wait for the process to get complete, and then you should find your Kingston pen drive working as well as new.
3. Use diskpart
If the Kingston pen drive is not recognized by the computer, running the Diskpart utility should help.
4. Format the Kingston pendrive
When the Kingston USB drive is not working or recognized in Windows 10, formatting it should do the trick.
5. Repair the corrupted pen drive without formatting
Once done, verify whether the Kingston pendrive is now working. Also, running a quick check will help when the Kingston pen drive is not formatting
6. Reinstall the drivers
There are times when thedriversthat run your pen drive get corrupted. To fix this, find the particular model of the Kingston pen drive, head to the manufacturer’s website, andmanually install the latest drivers.
A driver issue also results in Kingston pen drive not showing data and reinstalling them should get things fixed.
All in all, that is how you can fix a Kingston pendrive when it’s not working.Before you leave, do check some quick tips toincrease the data transfer rate for USB 3.0.
Tell us which fix worked for you in the comments section.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
