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  1. JAMES ALLEN ANDREWS
    James Allen Andrews Win User

    My computer works fine, however I have a file on a USB drive that opened once but now reads...


    My computer works fine, with no problems. However I have a file on a USB drive that opened once but now reads "missing language file" and will not open. How to fix?

    :)
     
    James Allen Andrews, Jan 14, 2023
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  2. SATIMIS
    satimis Win User

    How to read USB pen drive

    Performed steps as advised

    Pls see attached photo

    After finish, now I can copy/paste files on the USB drive. I'll test the USB drive on a Linux computer later.

    Thanks for your advice.


    Another question;
    How can I read/retrieve files on
    WDC WD2002FAEX-007BAO
    WDC WD2005VBYZ-02RRWB2

    They are storage drives - ext4

    and;

    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 2TB
    SanDisk SDSSDH3250G

    They are Linux drives on this PC

    Pls see attached photo device_manager

    Thanks

    Regards
     
    satimis, Jan 14, 2023
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  3. LAZZER408
    Lazzer408 Win User
    help. USB drive isn't assigned a drive letter.

    Any usb flash drive I plug into my computer isn't assigned a drive letter. The physical drive shows in the "safely remove hardware" but it doesnt show up in disk management. I have tried to populate the volume thru the safely remove hardware properties window and it does pop up in the list but it doesn't stay there. This isn't a format or assign a letter problem. It's more complicated then that. Maybe one of the services needed for usb drive management was disabled? Suggestions needed. btw external usb harddrives work fine.
     
    Lazzer408, Jan 14, 2023
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  4. PSHIMS
    Pshims Win User

    My computer works fine, however I have a file on a USB drive that opened once but now reads...

    Cannot open files on USB without changing Drive letter.

    I have the EXACT same issue as this support post:

    Redirecting

    I have tried every step recommended by Microsoft support and I still have the issue.

    Review of the issue:

    I can only access, open, and modify files on USB drives from my particular computer (The USB drives work fine on other computers) after manually changing the drive letter assignment from Disk Management.

    Once the USB device has been safely disconnected, and reconnected, I have to repeat the entire process to access files again.

    I have checked that my operating system files aren't corrupt via SFC /SCANNOW.

    I know that the USB drives aren't corrupt since I can open them fine on other computers, and after changing the drive letter.

    It seems like by changing the drive letter you are forcing the drive to mount and it doesn't do this automatically when the drive is auto-assigned by Windows.

    I would appreciate any response with relevant suggestions on the issue.

    Thank you.
     
    Pshims, Jan 14, 2023
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