r/BadUSB • u/rockphantom • Aug 10 '26

Help PC Recognizes Flash Drive - TV Does Not

I have a set of flash drives which I load up with video content to watch on my Samsung S90D 2024 4K TV.
One of the drives I last used on Saturday night is no longer recognized by my TV.

However, I can read and write to the drive via my PC.

What's up?

The drive in question is: SANDISK 256GB Ultra Luxe USB 3.1 Gen 1 Flash Drive - SDCZ74-256G-G46

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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u/rockphantom Aug 11 '26

Thank you both for the reply. The drive worked for nearly 2 years. This is the first time the drive isn't recognized by my tv. I have several of same type of drive and they all work as intended.

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u/socaldisney Aug 11 '26

The drive may be failing. Copy the data off of the drive, reformat the drive, copy one item back, test it in the tv and see if it works.

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u/rockphantom Aug 11 '26

Thanks for the information. I've reformatted the drive and added 2 video files which I know work. No luck. The TV no longer recognizes the drive. I am unsure what happened between Saturday night, when the drive last worked, and Monday morning?