Questions tagged [usb-drive]

A USB drive (or USB flash drive, or thumb drive, or memory stick, or pendrive) is a portable device for storing data that includes a flash memory and has and integrated USB interface, thus can be connected to USB ports. Use this tag for questions regarding storage drives that connect using a USB port.

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Installing Ubuntu on a desktop from .iso downloaded to a Mac [duplicate]

I've downloaded the .iso file to my Mac but I cannot open it to generate files to save on a pendrive as a bootable source to a new Dell desktop PC. The PC doesn't boot. It is stuck. I need to ...
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USB sticks are Read-Only in new installed Ubuntu 16.04!

I have a DELL Vostro 1015 laptop and just installed Ubuntu 16.04 upon. But I cant copy anything into USB flash memories! The "paste" option and "new folder" option don't work on USB flash memory! I ...
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bootable USB-live - 0+0 records in?

Why am I not able to make an USB-live? I am trying to make a bootable USB-live from http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm This is what I do on my terminal: $ lsblk $ cd ~/Downloads $ sudo dd if=...
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How to tell which device the USB drive is assigned as?

How can I tell which device the USB drive is assigned as? Before inserting the USB drive: $ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT nvme0n1 259:0 0 238.5G 0 disk ├─nvme0n1p5 ...
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Tool for recovering deleted data from a flash drive

What is the best tool for recovering deleted data from a flash drive (pen drive)?
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USB permission error after formatting

Since I formatted my USB flash drive I can't access it. I get the error: only system administrators have the permission to do this I am new to Lubuntu 16.04.
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I can run Blender from Desktop but I can not run it from a USB Drive

Hello everyone I am running 14.04 on a Chromebook through Crouton. I downloaded Blender from blender.org I did not use the command terminal. I extracted it and I run it from the desktop, it works ...
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usb drive not detected after formattinf on ubuntu 16.04.1

The pen drive is visible on disk application. But it can't be formatted. It is not visible on gparted. I had formatted it. And this happened after it. It is not visible in files. I tried it in my ...
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All my pendrives in read only mode

I upgraded one of my computers to Ubuntu 17. I wanted to copy some files in a pendrive from that computer to my personal notebook, and I had a problem because Ubuntu said that the pendrive was in read ...
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Is it possible to create a live-USB with more than one Linux distribution? [duplicate]

I'd like to have in a single USB-drive the choice of different Linux distributions, for both live or installation to a computer. Would it be possible? A kind of grub on live-USB? In my case I have ...
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Why some usb flash drives can be "ejected" and not "safely removed"?

Differences in "ejecting" and "safely removing" are explained under this question but I can not find an explanation for why some pen drives are not presented with an option to safely remove, and can ...
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can't mount 1TB NTFS drive [duplicate]

why is this happening? ntfs drive. edit: I did NOT hibernate my Windows and fast startup is off. also this is a USB disk not a HARD DRIVE
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Can you walk me through how to download and install Windows? [duplicate]

For the last few months I've been running an HP Compaq 6000 Pro on Linux Ubuntu. I use a laptop that ran Windows 8.1 but I swapped ro this Ubuntu since that motherboard on the laptop fried. I tried it ...
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Buffer I/O error on dev sdc, logical block 0, async page read

The first error appeared when i had installed the program on my usb flash on windows. During the installation from unknown reason, there was an error, something like "error, please format your drive" ...
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USB drive sudden write-protection

I have tried most of the solutions I could find (came from here: USB stick read only when should be read/write), but to no avail. The USB drive seems to be mounted in read-only on any operating ...
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How to enable USB 3 for HP EliteBook Intel Core i7?

I have two USB ports in my laptop (HP Intel Core i7) mode USB 2. I need to have an USB 3. Is it possible to activate it, and how? lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root ...
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Pendrive with Persistent Partion out of space in OS partition

I have created an Ubuntu16.04 'Persistent Pendrive' which was working perfectly for about a month, but now it seems to be running out of space. Specifically: I used the information in this link, see ...
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USB install server or desktop

Is it feasible to create a bootable USB that would give the option to install Server or Desktop? i.e. one usb with both server and desktop on it and the option to select either at install.
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USB not recognized on windws after file transfer on ubuntu

Anytime I use ANY USB storage device on my Ubuntu machine, it's somehow corrupted on my Windows machine. Filesystems Effected: NTFS, FAT32 Ubuntu Version: 16.04 Windows Version: 8.1 Pro Steps to ...
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Can't install Ubuntu from USB drive on Windows 10

I'm using Windows 10 on a Lenovo ideapad 100S. I've tried to install Ubuntu from a USB stick but the USB drive won't boot and I can't change the boot order. When I try to use BCDEdit I get an access ...
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16.04: USB formatting interrupted - not seen in diskmgmt or lsblk

Previously working device in freshly-made VMware VM of 16.04 x64 on Win 8.1 x64 guest. While following the top answer in this thread, I was interrupted before I got a chance to write the changes ...
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USB 2.0 ports not working 14.04 device descriptor read/64, error -32

Tried asking this on ubuntuforums but nothing forthcoming there. Here's my issue: Hello I wonder if someone can help me with this. I have searched but yet to find an answer that works. Ubuntu 14.04 ...
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Lubuntu usb only booting on one computer

So this is officially my first time trying to make a bootable version of Lubuntu on a flash drive, so it is entirely possible I messed up somewhere. After a few attempts I was able to install ...
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How does Launcher get to choose which icon to display for different storage devices?

I have different drives; SSD, HDD, USB, eBook readers, and phones, usually show up with particular icon identifying the type of device. I would like to understand how does Launcher or Nautilus get to ...
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USB HD does not show up in dev/

2TB USB drive does not show up at dev/ when I plug in. All other questions and answers seem to assume that the device is visible to these type of commands: lsblk, lshw, lsusb, parted, gparted, fdisk. ...
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Error when getting information for file /home/ubuntu/upstart-file-bridge.2901.pid

I am currently running Ubuntu 16.10 from a USB (flash stick in Try Ubuntu mode) because my laptop's hard drive is broken. This is the latest problem I found. Why is Ubuntu so slow handling files? It ...
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Ubuntu stopped recognizing USB drives

I run the kubuntu 16.10 with all latest updates, kernel 4.8.0-38 x86_64 and I'm experiencing this problem: The system used to work with all my USB flash drives perfectly and now it suddenly stopped. ...
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How to find what sort of device is mounted at a mountpoint?

If I know the path where some sort of device is mounted, how can I get information which will determine the type of device, through a scriptable bash method? As an example, say my mount point is /mnt/...
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How can I make my pendrive bootable (My UBUNTU copy is not an ISO file)?

I have UBUNTU 12.04 LTS OS. Its not an image file/ISO image. I have searched a lot about how to make a pendrive bootable in order to install ubuntu, but everywhere they assume that I have ISO file. ...
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Automatically mounting USB drives on boot

I have a Plex media server installed on Ubuntu 14.04, which use two external hard drives (/dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdc1). I would like to automatically mount these at boot to /media/drive1 and /media/drive2 ...
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Install grub2 to usb-drive in order to boot to hdd-installed Ubuntu 13.04 x64 in UEFI mode

I've been trying to find a way to install grub2 to a usb drive, in such a way that I can boot a PC in UEFI mode into Ubuntu, without modifying the UEFI firmware settings in any way or replacing the ...
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How Can I Install A Steam game On A Flash Drive

I'm Wondering if I Install Garry's Mod On A flash Drive?
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transcend usb not auto mounting

I have a 16 gb transcend pen drive. One day I had partitioned into 4, and on one part I had installed ubuntu 11.04. But after that it seems the usb won't auto mount. I have used the fdisk utility and ...
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How can I play mp4 files from a USB live iso?

How can I play mp4 files from a USB live iso of Ubuntu 11.04? I can mount my external hard drive, but totem wouldn't allow me to play my mp4 files. Trying to find the ubuntu restricted packages with "...
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Best setup for Ubuntu running on USB3 thumb drive

First of all, my apologies for my complete lack of ignorance of all things Linux. The last time I had a linux box I used with any regularity, President Clinton was still in office. I am running ...
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Different methods to secure eject removable usb drive?

To secure unmount a usbdrive i use the eject button next to the drive-icon in nautilus before i plug it from the usb jack. But not always nautilus is in use and sometimes i have to start extra it for ...
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Ubuntu install fails on Compaq evo510s

I have downloaded 32bit Ubuntu and installed it onto a stick using pendrivelinux. The computer I am trying to install Linux on refuses to boot from the USB. What I did next was to USB the hard drive ...
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Why is the data transfer rate so slow on my external USB 2.0 drive?

My external 1TB hard drive is connected to the front USB2.0 socket on my 11.04 box. When copying files I have a very slow data transfer rate rate of approx. 12 MB/sec maximum even though from the hard ...
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i get a error whan i put my usb in

Here is a screen shot of my error ERROR
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How to auto mount my external hard drive?

On login, ubuntu 10.10 would not mount external hard drives automatically, While ubuntu 10.04 mount them on login. I've tried Storage Device Manager but it give error when external hard is not plugged....
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Reformatting memory sticks [duplicate]

I am giving a workshop in early April. I would like to give each participant a memory stick with the PowerPoint slides and some freeware software relative to the topic of the workshop. I was given a ...
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Can't connect 3.5 inch HDD with external USB 2.0 to SATA enclosure

So I got a cheap external HDD enclosure keep my 2 TB Seagate desktop HDD in. When I connect it to my PC the drive spins up but it's not being detected. lsblk does not even show the device. This is ...
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Issues with USB 3 harddrive enclosure

I got myself a new "home server" that has USB 3 ports. Unfortunately I am so far unable to use my external hard drive sitting in an USB 3 enclosure. When I type lsusb, the device first shows up in ...
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Can't boot into Windows 8.1 after Installing Ubuntu on pendrive

I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a pendrive, by following this tutorial: http://www.fernhilllinuxproject.com/guidesandhowtos/installubuntutousbdrive.html . The problem is that when I turn on the ...
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Cannot format USB flash drive after creating Ubuntu installation disk [duplicate]

I have a problem with my USB flash drive. I created an Ubuntu 16.04 installation on the drive using the Ubuntu standard tool to "Create a Bootable Disk", and now I can't format this USB drive. When I ...
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Digital pen or smart pen which has support for Ubuntu 14.04

I am looking for a digital pen to take handwritten notes which can be later transferred to computer to edit or save. All the available digital pens come with their own software and they support ...
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Problems while Copying data into pendrive/CD/DVD and locking issues

I've noticed couple of Problems have been observed while using the Ubuntu 16 editions. All Folders have a lock icons on it.(Many times installation is not proper) Data from the system is not able to ...
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USB device(Pen drive) not detected on ubuntu 16.04

My HP pendrive is not detected. Command lsblk output is : NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 461.9G 0 part / └─sda5 8:5 0 3.9G 0 ...
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dd: Operation not supported (on unmounted, but not ejected drive)

I have looked through the other questions here on AU, and none of them seem to help me deal with this particular problem, so I am starting a new question. For some context, all I am trying to do is ...
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installing ubuntu to replace win7 home premium 64 x86 on amd athlon 2 (asrock motherboard) 3.3ghz 4gb ram and graphics card

The boot menu only lets me change the version of windows, no mention of booting from the usb. I have burned an ubuntu iso onto the flash drive using etcher. pressing F2 to get to the bios as outlined ...

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