Can't access content on USB drive


  1. Pergolesi
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    Can't access content on USB drive


    Hi. I got this acer laptop running Windows 7 just a week ago and everything is working find except when I plug in a USB flash drive I can't see the contents. When I find the drive under 'Devices and Printers' it lists it and says it's working properly, but I can't see the contents. Am I looking in the wrong place? I know there's PDF docs on that drive. I'm basically a newbie at Windows 7, so I may be asking a really newbie question, but bear with me.
    Last edited by Pergolesi; 17 Feb 2011 at 13:10. Reason: Had to add that I was a newbie
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  3. raf051888
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    Be sure you check disk management to see if the drive is assigned a letter. To check this: Start -- > Right Click on My Computer --> Select Manage, under Storage select Disk Management. Look for the flash drive in the bottom pane.
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  4. Pergolesi
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    raf051888 said:
    Be sure you check disk management to see if the drive is assigned a letter. To check this: Start -- > Right Click on My Computer --> Select Manage, under Storage select Disk Management. Look for the flash drive in the bottom pane.
    I did that. Don't see where it's assigned a letter. I see the drive as Disk 1 Removable 1.96 GB. What do I do next?
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  6. raf051888
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    If the drive has not been assigned a letter, go back into Disk Management --> Right Click on the Drive [in the bottom pane] --> Select Change Drive Letter and Paths --> Then Select Add.
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