USB Loader Releases
| Configurable USB Loader +GUI | CoverFloader (WiiCoverFlow) | WiiFlow | Mighty Loader | NeoGamma | uLoader by Hermes | USB LoaderGX | |||||||||||||
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| Homepage | Here | Here | Here | Here | Here | Here | Beta | ||||||||||||
| Changelog | Here | None | Here | Here | Here | Here | Here | ||||||||||||
| Current Version | 70 | 1.3(r1062) | 4.2.1 (R441) | v17.2 | R8 Final (R9 Beta 47) | 5.1E | 3.0 (r1233) | ||||||||||||
| Release Date | July 7, 2011 | Aug 6, 2010 | Dec 31, 2013 | Aug 6, 2012 | Oct 9, 2010 | April 9, 2010 | November 10, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Coders | oggzee, usptactical | Beardface, scognito, f1she4rs, LoudBob, [emailprotected], afour | r-win, miigotu, OverjoY | Marc | WiiPower | Hermes | Cyan, Dimok, nIxx, giantpune, ardi, Hungyip, DrayX7, Lustar, r-win, WiiShizza Artworks: Neorame & Cyrex | ||||||||||||
| Based On | Waninkoko 1.5 Kwiirk yal Hermes Ultimate NeoGamma | Waninkoko 1.5 | Waninkoko 1.5 | Waninkoko 1.5 | WiiGator Gamma 0.3 Kwiirk yal | Waninkoko's cios 249 kwiirk's modded cios 222 Hermes' modded cIOS with mloader | d2x cIOS, IOS58, DM(L) & Nintendont, Devolution Kwiirk FishEars LibWiiGui | ||||||||||||
| Hardware Supported | |||||||||||||||||||
| USB/SD | Both | USB | Both | USB | Both | Both | Both | ||||||||||||
| Interface Options | |||||||||||||||||||
| Game Listed | Configurable | Unlimited | Unlimited | Configurable | 1 | 15 Channels | 9 with Scrollbar, Channels | ||||||||||||
| Cover / Box Art | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Background Image | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Background Music | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Wiimote Pointer Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Transparency | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
| WideScreen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Change the Titlename with txt file | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Custom Layout | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Cover Auto Resize both 4:3/16:9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Game sorting | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Game/Video Mode Patches | |||||||||||||||||||
| Game Language Select | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Manual Video Force | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Ocarina (Cheat Engine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Ocarina TXT(Cheat Engine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Child-Proof | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Parental Control, Specific Titles | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Individual Game Settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Update / Online Functions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Automatic Box Art / Cover Download | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Auto Update | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Configurable USB Loader +GUI | CoverFloader (WiiCoverFlow) | WiiFlow | Mighty Loader | NeoGamma | uLoader by Hermes | USB LoaderGX | |||||||||||||
| Fixes | |||||||||||||||||||
| SorgFix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| LoPsT Mod (HDD Timeout) | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Other USB devices | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Other features | |||||||||||||||||||
| Add Game With/Without Update Partitions | Yes | Unknown | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Multiple WBFS partitions | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| cIOS mloader support | Yes | Unknown | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| cMIOS support | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Support for waninkokos cios rev13 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Support for cios 222 3.0 (v4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Use a FAT32 partition to store settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| IOS Reload Block | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Alternative .dol from disc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Alternative .dol from SD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Alternative .dol from USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| External EHCI Modules Support | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Banner Sound | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Starting games from a FAT32 partition | Yes (.wbfs) | No | Yes (.wbfs) | No | No | Yes (.ciso) | Yes (.wbfs) | ||||||||||||
| Can read split game files from a FAT32 partition | Yes (.wbf1) | No | Yes (.wbf1) | No | No | No | Yes (.wbf1) | ||||||||||||
| Starting games from an NTFS partition | Yes (.wbfs, .iso) | No | Yes (.wbfs, .iso) | No | No | No | Yes (.wbfs, .iso) | ||||||||||||
| BCA Protection support | Yes (.bca file) | No | Yes | Yes | Partial (only NSMB) | Yes (iso and .txt database) | Yes (.bca file) | ||||||||||||
| Install a game disc to a hard drive partition | Yes (WBFS, FAT, NTFS unreliable) | No | Yes (WBFS, FAT, NTFS reliable) | No | No | Yes (WBFS) | Yes (WBFS, FAT, NTFS) | ||||||||||||
| Starting game discs from Wii drive | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Starting game discs from external USB DVD reader | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Starting game files burnt onto DVD | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes (.ciso) | Yes | ||||||||||||
| NAND Emulation (Savegames/DLC) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes (Requires d2x cIOS v7+) | ||||||||||||
| NAND Emulation (Wiiware/VC) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes (Requires d2x cIOS v8+) | ||||||||||||
| vWii Support | Unknown | Unknown | Yes (UStealth Support) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes (Req. d2x cIOS-vWii v10+) | ||||||||||||
| GameCube-Games | Yes (Req. Devolution or DM(L) or Nintendont) | Unknown | Yes (Req. Devolution or DM(L) or Nintendont) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes (Req. Devolution or DM(L) or Nintendont) | ||||||||||||
| Triforce Arcade-Games | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Yes (Req. QuadForce 4.x) | ||||||||||||
| Channels/Forwarders | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wii Channel Download | Forwarder or Channel | Forwarder | Channel and Priiloader | None | Filetrip - Channel | Forwarder | Forwarder or Channel | ||||||||||||
| Configurable USB Loader +GUI | CoverFloader (WiiCoverFlow) | WiiFlow | Mighty Loader | NeoGamma | uLoader by Hermes | USB LoaderGX | |||||||||||||
Features Explanation
Interface Options
- USB/SD Loader: Load Wii games from USB device and/or SD card
- Game List: Number of games displayed at once
- Cover / Box Art: Display Wii game's Cover
- Background Image: Name of the background picture if it can be changed
- Background Music
- WiiMote Pointer Support
- Transparency: support alpha channel or transparency for themes, backgrounds and cover images
- Widescreen: Proper support for widescreen TVs
- Change the titlename with txt file: Read the game's name from a file instead of wbfs partition
- Custom Layout: Able to change location of box art, games list, etc.
- Cover auto Resize 4:3/16:9: Automatically detect widescreen and resize the cover. No need to download different cover size.
Game/Video Mode Patches
- Game Language Select
- Video Mode: user can choose what video mode to use: PAL/NTSC
- Child Proof: Disable install / remove options
- Parental Control, Only Show Games Flagged as Appropriate
- Ocarina: Cheats for wii games which have to be activated by creating a GCT file with another utility
- Ocarina TXT: Cheats for Wii games (no GCT creation needed, and individual cheat activation/deactivation can be made from within USB loader)
Update / Online Functions
- Automatic Boxart Download
- Auto Update: Automatic download of the latest version
Fixes
- Sorg Fix: Display more names, navigation with left/right, no TV mode change
- LoPsT Mod (HDD Timeout): Give hard drive more time to start
- Other USB devices: Able to use other devices than USB disk (microphones, rock band instruments, etc)
Other features
- Add Game With / Without Update Partition, Not needed with most games, but may be used in the future official release to repair certain games.
- Multiple WBFS partitions: Can use a drive with several partitions formatted in WBFS
- cIOS mloader support: Can use new cIOS architecture with external modules (EHCI, etc). included with the application instead of cIOS reinstall
- cMIOS support: Can use cMIOS to load GameCube Games from DVD
- DVD Support: (Start games from DVD) REMOVED, see "Starting games discs from Wii drive" below
- Support for waninkokos cios rev13: Supports rev13a with more compatibility then rev13b
- Support for cios 222 3.0 (v4): Full support for cIOS 222 3.0 new features: EHCI based on interrupts, with supervisor system access, bulk reset option (geater compatibility and stability), boot2v4 compatibility
- Use a FAT32 partition to store settings: Supports FAT32 partition to load covers and config files instead of SD card.
- IOS Reload Block: IOS reload blocking allows to load games like House of The Dead 2
- Alternative .dol from SD: Using an external .dol allows to load games like Red Steel
- Alternative .dol from disc: Extract the alternative .dol from disc image automatically, without the need for WiiScrubber.
- Alternative .dol from USB: Load the alternative .dol from FAT32 partition in USB device.
- External EHCI Modules: Supports loading of different EHCI modules from SD card, increasing compatibility with different disks or USB peripherals
- Starting games from a FAT32 partition: Use a FAT32 partiton to store game files instead of specially formatting a WBFS partition.
- Can read split game files from a FAT32 partition: To avoid the 4GB filesize limit on FAT32 partitions.
- Starting games from an NTFS partition: Use an NTFS partiton to store game files instead of specially formatting a WBFS partition. NTFS support is usually more unreliable that FAT32 support.
- BCA Protection ISO support: Support to read relocated data of BCA protection (like New Super Mario Bros or Avatar) at offset 0x100 in .iso or offset 0x8100 in .ciso. There's a new utility to edit BCA data on .iso or .ciso files. It requires .NET Framework or Mono Framework: Download
- BCA Protection file support: Support to read data of BCA protection from GAMEID.bca file (binary data of size 64 bytes)
- Install a game disc to a hard drive partition: Install a game disc to a hard drive partition as a game file.
- Starting game discs from Wii drive: Use the Wii internal reader to load game discs
- Starting game discs from external USB DVD reader: Using a external USB DVD Reader instead of the Wii internal reader
- Starting game files burnt onto DVD: Read one or more game files burnt onto a single DVD (remark, latest build-in DVD players block this function)
- NAND Emulation (Savegames/DLC): SD or USB disc to store savegames and/or DLC (for example, songs for guitar hero/rock band) using NAND emulation instead of Wii internal flash
- NAND Emulation (Wiiware/VC): Launch/install Wiiware/VC titles using NAND emulation instead of Wii internal flash
Channels/Forwarders/DOL
- Channel: Wii Channel type (Forwarder or Channel) to install on Wii menu.
- HBC app: USBLoader for homebrew channel
Bugs Not Yet Fixed in all loaders
| Name | Description | Examples of (Games) Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patched to 249 Games | Old Games that require patching to IOS249 | Red Steel, Mortal Kombat Armageddon, SSXBlur | Works by using USB loaders with an alternate DOL feature, such as USB Loader GX, uLoader, etc. |
| Reload IOS | Games that Perform a reload of IOS | Metroid Prime 3 | Works by having any DVD in the system. For some, such as Boom Blox Bash Party, works by using USB loaders with prevent reload, such as USB Loader GX, uLoader, etc. |
| 002 Error | Games that produce a 002 Error | Boom Blox Bash Party | Works by using USB loaders with anti-002 error, such as USB Loader GX, uLoader, Wiiflow, etc. |
| USB Devices | Use of Other USB Devices at same time | Wii Speak, LAN Adapter | Fixed by using cIOS with mloader support, such as Hermes' cIOS 222 or 223 |
| BCA Protection | Causes game to crash after few minutes' playing. | New Super Mario Bros Wii | Replace main.dol with fixed one or use a loader with (partial or full) BCA relocated data support. |
Related
- WBFS Managers
- USB Devices Compatibility List
- USB Game Compatibility Table
- tj_cool's Backup Loading Basics
- Backup Loading User Popularity Poll
FAQs
Why is USB Loader GX not reading my USB? ›
If USB Loader GX says “Waiting for HDD…” with a 20 seconds countdown, it's likely that it can't find the USB drive. Try to exit out of the app, and then relaunch it after you put the USB drive in the other port of the Wii.
Does USB Loader GX work with flash drive? ›To use USB Loader GX you need:
(cIOS d2x is recommended) A USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive or Flash Drive (see bellow for HDD format) A SD/SDHC Card (optional, you can use one if you have limited USB storage or if you find SD access on your computer easier than USB)
All versions of the Wii came with at least 1 USB 2.0 port. The original Wii (RVL-001) came with 2 USB 2.0 ports, and so did the Wii "Family Edition" (RVL-101). The Wii Mini (RVL-201), however, only came with 1 USB 2.0 port. You might think, great, the Wii has USB 2.0 ports.
How to install configurable USB loader? ›- You will first need to have Homebrew Channel installed on your Wii. ...
- Next, download the Configurable USB Loader and copy the "inSDroot" folder to the root of your SD card.
- Insert the SD card into your Wii and launch the Homebrew Channel.
Generally, a USB drive not showing up means the drive is disappearing from File Explorer. It might be that the drive is visible in the Disk Management tool. To verify this, go to This PC > Manage > Disk Management and check whether your USB drive shows up there.
How do I force a USB to recognize? ›- Select Start, then type device manager in the Search box, and then select Device Manager.
- Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers. Press and hold (or right-click) a device and select Uninstall. ...
- Once complete, restart your computer. Your USB controllers will automatically install.
The Wii Homebrew Applications (such as The Homebrew Channel, Emulators, Games, Media players, etc.), USB Loader GX's NAND emulation feature and DIOS MIOS (Lite) require a FAT32 partition format.
Can USB Loader GX read off SD card? ›USB Loader GX allows you to play Wii and GameCube games from a USB storage device or an SD card, launch other homebrew apps, create backups, use cheats in games and a whole lot more.
What is pimp my Wii? ›Website. Pimp My Wii will Hack your Wii, install missing or outdated IOS/titles, install the cIOS and mIOS necessary. The program will detect missing or outdated IOS and check that you have the latest version of the Wii System Menu.
What is the maximum USB size for Wii U? ›The maximum amount of storage supported by Wii U is 2 TB (terabytes). Wii U will be able to recognise a storage device that is over 2 TB, but 2 TB will still be the maximum amount of storage capacity. Any extra capacity in the storage device beyond the 2 TB will not be accessible via Wii U.
How to install JunOS from USB in loader? ›
- Download the required JunOS and copy to USB flash drive. If the USB size is less than 2 GB then the file format must be FAT. ...
- Now insert the flash into USB port of the Juniper device.
- Then, reboot the device. ...
- After hitting the SPACE BAR, you will notice the loader prompt.
- Open Windows Explorer or My Computer and find the USB drive that is often the last drive letter.
- Once the drive is opened, find the setup or executable file, and double-click the file icon to start the setup process.
- Method 1: Isolate the Problem.
- Method 2: Connect Directly to the Motherboard.
- Method 3: Clean the USB Contact Points.
- Method 4: Hardware Troubleshooter.
- Method 5: Update or Reinstall the USB Drivers.
- Method 6: Reinstall USB Controllers.
Connect the USB pen drive or flash drive to the PC. Step 2. Open Windows "File Explorer" > Go to "Tools" > "Folder" Options > Go to the "View" Tab > Check "Show hidden files, folders, and drives". Finally, click "Apply".
How do I manually update my USB drivers? ›Update USB drivers on Windows
Then, type devmgmt. msc and click OK to open the Device Manager. After that, expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers category and right-click on the device with a problem. Select Update driver and choose Search automatically for updated driver software.
Viewing flash drives and memory cards on Windows
If you haven't already, connect the flash drive to the computer, or insert the memory card in the memory card slot or reader. After a few seconds, a window should open showing the new drive and its contents (A).
- Again, run Command Prompt as administrator. ...
- In the CMD console, type chkdsk X: /r (replace X with the drive letter of your USB drive), and press Enter.
- Wait for CHKDSK to finish scanning and repairing the USB drive.
CleanRip is a Gamecube and Wii optical disc backup tool for the Nintendo Wii.
What can USB Loader GX do? ›USB Loader GX is a libwiigui based USB iso loader with a wii-like GUI. You can install games to your HDDs and boot them with shorter loading times. The interactive GUI is completely controllable with WiiMote, Classic Controller or GC Controller.
Can you format any USB to FAT32? ›If the USB flash drive is within 32GB, the native Windows File Explorer and Windows Disk Management are good FAT32 formatter. However, if you want to format 64GB or 128GB USB to FAT32, you can only depend on CMD (Usually diskpart and powershell) and a third-party FAT32 format tool.
What do you need to jailbreak a Wii? ›
- Nintendo Wii console.
- An SD card with at least 1GB space or MicroSD card reader (non-SDHC if possible)
- A computer with an internet connection.
- An external USB hard drive or a USB drive larger than 32GB (to install apps and games on)
Usually, a memory SD card or USB flash drive itself has been locked into "read only" mode; it's because the card is getting old, damaged, corrupted, or infected by a virus. Sometimes, human error will also make SD card read only.
Why is my SD card undetectable? ›The SD card is not mounted properly. The SD card file system is not supported by the phone. SD card has a file system error or contains bad sectors. SD card driver is outdated.
Does USB Loader GX use WBFS? ›To play a WBFS file on a Nintendo Wii, you must install cIOS and USB Loader GX on your Wii. Then, you can use USB Loader GX to load and play the game your WBFS file contains. If you want to play the game a WBFS file contains on your PC, you can do so in the Dolphin Wii emulator (cross-platform).
Can I use SD card as bootable USB? ›Yes, you can boot your system from an SD card. Like booting from USB drive, you can turn to a powerful Windows media creation tool named AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional. Its “Windows To Go Creator” feature can help you to install Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 on an SD card, as well as USB flash drive.
What is WiiFlow? ›WiiFlow is a homebrew USB loader for the Nintendo Wii video game console and the Wii-U video game console in Wii Menu mode.
What system can emulate GameCube? ›Dolphin Emulator
Dolphin Emulator is by far the most popular Gamecube emulator around, and that's for a wide number of reasons. It's available on Android, Windows and Mac, so you'll be able to use this on most platforms. You won't need to pay for it either, as it's 100% free.
| GameCube Game | Game Boy Advance Game |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Channel | Pokémon series (e-Reader optional) |
| Pokémon Colosseum (including the Bonus Disc) | Pokémon series |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | Pokémon series |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
Page Discussion. Error 003, an example of a Wii brick. To brick a Wii is to damage the console in a way that it can no longer be used properly, usually beyond repair - as in 'A bricked Wii has all the electronic functionality of a brick'. To put it simply, fully bricked Wii consoles do absolutely nothing.
What is a semi bricked Wii? ›A semibrick occurs when a System Menu update from the wrong region is installed on a Wii or some resources have been otherwise damaged, breaking some (but not all) of the functionality of the System Menu.
What was the trucha bug Wii? ›
The signing (also known as Trucha) bug was a bug present in earlier IOS versions that allowed the digital signatures (which show that Nintendo had approved the content in question) of software to be easily faked, which allowed the installation of software that Nintendo hadn't approved.
What is the highest GB SD card for Wii? ›If you have updated your Wii console to Wii Menu 4.0 or higher, then your Wii console is compatible with SD Cards that are 2 GB (Gigabyte) or less, and is also compatible with SDHC Cards up to 32 GB.
Can I use a 64gb SD card in Wii U? ›SD memory cards with a capacity of up to 2 GB and SDHC memory cards with a capacity of up to 32 GB are compatible. SDXC and fast-transfer UHS-type memory cards are not compatible.
How fast is the Wii USB? ›all four Wii U USB ports are USB 2.0. possible transfer rates are 1.5, 12, and 480 mbps.
What is ModMii Wii? ›ModMii is a tool to download all required files to install homebrew on a Wii, and show a customized guide for homebrew setup depending on the specifics selected.
How does BootMii work? ›BootMii hijacks the boot process before the normal boot2 is run, optionally allowing code to be run directly from the SD Card. This has many advantages, such as making it very difficult to brick, and slowing Nintendo from blocking homebrew.
What is Wii Backup Manager? ›Wii Backup Manager is a program to copy Wii games from your computer to a USB drive so you can play the games on your Wii. It also can download game covers from GameTDB and can be used to list what games you have. This tutorial will tell you how to copy over games from your computer to your USB drive.
How to make a USB UEFI? ›- Insert a flash drive.
- Download the UEFI Diagnostics zip file (64-bit) onto your system, but do not extract any files.
- Download the Bootable Generator file, and finish installation step by step.
- Run BootableGenerator.exe from the desktop shortcut or startup menu.
- Format a USB device in FAT32 .
- Create a directory on the USB device: /efi/boot/
- Copy the file shell. efi to the directory created above. ...
- Rename the file shell.efi to BOOTX64.efi.
- Restart the system and enter the UEFI menu.
- Select the option to Boot from USB.
- First, you need to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack.
- After installation, start your virtual machine under whichever supported guest OS you choose.
- Plug the USB device into an open USB port on the host computer.
- Navigate to Devices -> USB, and click on “USB device to share”
What are the 4 types of installation? ›
There are four approaches of installation; direct, parallel, single-location and phased installation.
How do I know what software is using my USB? ›Windows. On Windows, determining which processes are using a given device is easiest using the Process Explorer. Open the Windows Device Manager by searching for 'Device Manager' in the Windows taskbar. In the Device Manager, locate your device, right click on it and select Properties.
What are the 2 types of software installation? ›Installation can be categorized into two broad categories: physical and virtual. Physical installation pertains to installing physical equipment such as computer hard drives, cables, modems and so on, while virtual installation refers to installation of software.
How do I fix my USB port not reading? ›- Check USB ports or cables for physical damage.
- Reset BIOS to factory defaults.
- Run a hardware diagnostic test.
- Check the USB device functionality on another computer.
- Check Windows Device Manager for errors.
- Open File Explorer.
- Go to This PC.
- Right-click the corrupted USB flash drive and choose the Properties option.
- Navigate to the Tools tab.
- Click Check.
- Select the Scan and repair drive option.
- Wait for the Error Checking tool to repair your drive.
Why is my USB flash drive not showing up? If a driver is missing, outdated, or corrupted, your computer won't be able to load your USB drive. USB driver issues, drive letter conflicts, file system errors, etc., may all cause your USB flash drive not showing up on Windows PC.
What causes dysfunctional USB port? ›USB-related issues can be caused due to incompatible device, outdated, incorrect, or corrupt drivers, damaged USB ports or cables, faulty USB port, and so on.
How do I know if my USB port is damaged? ›If the failed USB port functioning is due to a loose or broken connection internally, you can test it out by inserting your USB device and working on wiggling the link. A brief connection followed by a disconnect would indicate that there's a problem with either the cable or the USB port.
How do I reset my USB port? ›- Method 1: Restart Your Computer.
- Method 2: Use Device Manager.
- Method 3: Use Registry Editor.
- Method 4: Disable and Re-enable the USB Controller.
- Method 5: Use Windows Troubleshooter.
Step 1: Connect the pen drive/SD card to your PC. Step 2: Right-click on This PC/My Computer and click on Manage. Step 3: Click Disk Management. Step 4: Right-click the corrupted or non-working pen drive/SD card and select Format.
Why USB is corrupted and unreadable? ›
There can be many reasons that make the USB flash drive got corrupt or unreadable, and the data on the drive can not be accessed. Improperly plug out the drive from the USB port, it can lead to data corruption, the directory structure on the USB drive, MBR or PBR can because of the data corruption.