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How to Fix an Undetectable USB Flash Drive?
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Check it on another computer. If it still doesn't work then your backup is gone. If it does work, maybe you should take it in. Also try other accessories in that same port. If other stuff doesn't work, then you'll probably need to fix the port, or just live with it. If its the system that is bad, also check the drive on any USB ports in the back of you pc. At last, check other accessories on same port as usually used.
Solid state memory is very unreliable. Life span could be 1 year or less, or could be 5 years. Although the reliability of solid state drives has improved over the years, and exact life-span really depends on the conditions that it is kept/used.
There are some different between a USB flash drive and an external hard drive. As follows:
Hard drives are heavier,generally are cheaper per gigabyte.
USB Flash drivesare lighter, use solid state storage, more expensive per gigabyte.