USB Flash Drive not work on Macintosh
Follow these steps if your USB Flash / Pen Drive not recognized or mount on Mac
Scenario 1:
If the light blinks and the drive stays or goes out, and they show signs of multiple computers, then the maximum chances are that the device is faulty and should be replaced (if under warranty) or time to get a new one!
Scenario 2:
If the device is used for the first time, verify the computer's operating system to ensure that the device is compatible. Also, if the drive device includes a center or in your USB keyboard, plug it directly into a USB port on the computer. If it works there, the question is the device that was previously connected. The device can put more power than the port provides.
Scenario 3:
If the device is used for work, and now his work and the light comes on then there is a strong possibility that we can still fix this drive. Follow these steps:
* Step 1: Turn on the device MAC and are waiting for any signs of recognition, if not get anything Jump to step 2.
* Step 2: Check System Profiler to find if the disk is recognized at all or not. (System Profiler as the Device Manager in Windows) Click the Apple and click on About this Mac.
This tells you the version of MAC, as 10.5.2 and the opportunity for more information
Step 3: If the MAC version is supported by the device click on more information, select USB on the left panel and look for the device to the USB device tree on the right.
If the device does not appear in System Profiler
The question is more likely to be a hardware problem. Test if the flash drive does not work on other computers and if it does not work on another computer seems to be the USB port is not functioning properly.
If the device appears in System Profiler
Even if the device does not work, the issue is usually due to software. Jump to the next step
* Step 4 - Check Disk Utility
To the desktop, open the hard drive> Applications> Utilities> Disk Utility.
Type / space / the path and click Go
Make sure you keep the capital V.
- You'll find the window size
- Highlight the name of your device if it shows mounted at the top, click on the mountain, so that changes to Unmount
- If the device now appears on the desktop if you are still not there, then follow the following steps
. Click the Go menu on the desktop and click the Go to Folder
Look for a flash drive in the window if it is present there, click on it to make sure that you can view your data
If you are able to view your data are good to go, you can drag and drop the volume of the work here and will appear there as well
- If the device fails to appear in the volume menu from there you be the best solution is to try updating drivers or create a new user.
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