How to Fix Unreadable Usb Flash Drive on Mac?

How to Fix a Corrupted USB Drive on Mac and Recover Data

Connect the USB drive to your computer.
Launch Disk Utility.
Select the USB drive from the list in the left panel.
Choose Erase.
Name the drive and select the format you want to use.
Click Erase in the bottom left corner.

How do I Fix an Unreadable USB?

Press Windows + R keys to bring up the Run box. Type: diskmgmt.
In Disk Management, locate the unreadable flash drive , check its disk information.
Choose a file system like NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT and the Perform a quick format checkbox.

Why Isn't my Mac Reading my Flash Drive?

If your flash drive or external hard drive is not showing up there, go to Finder > Preferences > Sidebar, and under Locations, you need to tick the option "External disks". By selecting this option, we can make sure that the connected external USB hard drive or flash drive will normally show up in the Finder.

How do I Make my USB Readable on Mac?

Attach the drive to your Mac.
Launch Disk Utility from Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
Select the drive in the lefthand sidebar.
Click Erase.
From the Format menu, select ExFAT.
From the Scheme menu, select Master Boot Record.

How do I Restore a USB Drive on a Mac?

In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, choose View > Show All Devices.
In the sidebar, select the volume you want to restore, then click the Restore button .
Click the Restore pop-up menu, then choose the volume you want to copy.
Click Restore, then click Done.

How do I Fix my USB Drive not Showing up on my Mac?

Go to the General tab and make sure the External disks item is selected. Go to the Sidebar tab and make sure the External disks location is selected. Close the Preferences window. Your USB flash drive should now be listed as a location in Finder and displayed as an icon on your Desktop.

Why is my USB Unreadable on my Mac?

Check the file system format
Check the file system format of the external hard drive, SD card, USB flash drive or other devices. If it is formatted with the NTFS format, then it is not hard to understand why it is unreadable on Mac. To correct it, please convert NTFS to FAT32. Disk formatting will erase data for good.