USB stick: no medium - what to do?

If the message "No medium" is displayed on the USB stick, there can be various reasons for this. Find out here what you can do about it.

Message "No medium" on the USB stick - you can do that

Since this error can have several causes, we have put together a few tips for you:

• Try a different USB slot as the one used may be defective and the USB stick may not be recognized.
• Alternatively, you can test the USB stick on another PC. If this is recognized there, it is up to your PC.
• However, if this is not the case, the USB stick may be defective. Here we show you how to repair a defective USB stick.
• The USB stick may be write-protected. Make sure that no switch on the USB stick has been activated that activates the write protection. We show you how to remove write protection here.
• Check whether the required USB drivers are up to date. If this is not the case, you should update it.
• If that doesn't work either, you can try formatting the USB stick. However, all data will be lost.

Another practical tip shows you what else you can do if your USB stick is not recognized.