Mount USB stick - how it works
If your PC does not recognize a USB stick, you can mount it by hand. We explain how to do this in this article.
Mount USB stick under Windows - how it works
Windows normally recognizes connected USB sticks automatically. If this is not the case and the stick does not appear with its own drive letter, simply mount it by hand:
- Connect the USB stick to the computer. In Windows 8, search for "diskpart.exe" using the search function and click on the file. In Windows 7 press the key combination [Windows] + [R] and enter "diskpart.exe" in the field.
- Confirm the security prompt of the user account control with "Yes".
- Now the command prompt starts. Enter the "automount" command here and confirm with the Enter key. You only do what the system does automatically when a new drive is connected.
- You exit the command prompt with the "exit" command. The USB stick now appears in the workplace. If this trick doesn't work, we will help you in our video:
Mac does not recognize USB stick - so you mount devices manually
With Mac OS X, it may take a while before a connected USB stick appears as a drive in the Finder. If you don't see anything after a while, you should embed the stick manually:
- Start the Disk Utility from "Programs"> "Utilities"> "Disk Utility".
- The USB stick may already appear in the Finder. Sometimes it is enough if the hard disk utility searches for drives.
- If the stick is not yet displayed in the Finder, click on your stick in the hard disk utility in the left bar and then on the "Activate" button at the top.
In another practical tip, we will explain what you can do if the car radio does not recognize the USB stick.