How to Find a Flash Drive That's Not Showing Up on a Mac

Why Isnt My Flash Drive Showing Up on My Mac?

ensure the flash drive is plugged in all the way and give the flash drive a little wiggle.

Or unplug the flash drive and plug it back in again.

Check your Macs options, because it may not allow external unit connections.

From theFinderselectPreferences>General, then inspect the Finder Preferences menu.

check that theExternal Diskssetting is turned on under Show these items on the desktop.

So, basically, it’s working but showing you it’s working.

Plug the flash drive into a different gadget to see if its recognized.

If it doesnt work anywhere else, the flash drive itself may be broken or corrupted.

If it does work, then youll know the issue is specifically tied to your Mac.

Try physically cleaning the flash drives plug and your Macs USB port.

The easiest way would be to use short bursts of compressed air.

OpenDisk Utilityon your Mac to see if it’s possible for you to locate the flash drive.

If the drive does appear, inspect it to see if there are any identifiable issues.

There are two primary ways to eject a flash drive from your box.

Once the flash drive’s icon disappears it’s safe to disconnect it.

Just confirm the drive is formatted as GUID Partition Map first.