{"id":11294,"date":"2020-11-19T12:26:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T12:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=11294"},"modified":"2020-11-25T20:33:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T20:33:33","slug":"fix-usb-files-not-showing-but-space-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/fix-usb-files-not-showing-but-space-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix &#8211; USB Files Not Showing But Space Used"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>USB Files Not Showing but Space Used<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I connect my USB drive to the computer, I can see it and it shows occupying space. However, when I try to access its files, I cannot see any files. I have no idea why my USB drive shows empty even when data exist. I have some important files on my USB hard drive! Have you ever encountered the same question? Why my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minitool.com\/data-recovery\/usb-drive-not-showing-files-and-folders.html\">USB hard drive not showing data but space used<\/a>? This is because your USB drive is infected with virus\/malware or you accidentally hide all files and folders on your USB.<\/p>\n<p>Are you annoyed by USB drive has data but not showing issues? Congratulations, you come to the right place. Here, we will show you how to get data back from USB drive whether the data is hidden because of virus invasion erased by antivirus software or by human mistake.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Fix USB Files Not Showing but Space Used<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-11295\" src=\"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/How-to-Fix-USB-Files-Not-Showing-but-Space-Used-239x300.png\" alt=\" How to Fix USB Files Not Showing but Space Used\" width=\"705\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/How-to-Fix-USB-Files-Not-Showing-but-Space-Used-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/How-to-Fix-USB-Files-Not-Showing-but-Space-Used.png 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Method 1: Show hidden files<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Connect your USB drive to PC.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Press\u00a0<strong>Windows<\/strong>+<strong>R<\/strong>\u00a0to open the\u00a0<strong>Run\u00a0<\/strong>dialog, then type\u00a0<strong>control panel\u00a0<\/strong>in the empty box and click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Select\u00a0<strong>Appearance and Personalization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Click\u00a0<strong>Show hidden files and folders in Folder Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Click\u00a0<strong>Show hidden files, folders, and drive<\/strong>s, and uncheck\u00a0<strong>Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n<p>Now, you can re-access your USB drive files. If you cannot access its files, try the following solution to get rid of the USB drive is visible but the content is not an issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Unhide files using CMD while USB drive not showing data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-11296\" src=\"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Unhide-files-using-CMD-while-USB-drive-not-showing-data-300x188.png\" alt=\"Unhide files using CMD while USB drive not showing data\" width=\"720\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Unhide-files-using-CMD-while-USB-drive-not-showing-data-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Unhide-files-using-CMD-while-USB-drive-not-showing-data.png 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect your USB drive to your PC.<\/li>\n<li>Press\u00a0<strong>Windows<\/strong>+<strong>R<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type\u00a0<strong>CMD<\/strong>and press\u00a0<strong>Ente<\/strong>r button.<\/li>\n<li>Type<strong>diskpart<\/strong>and press\u00a0<strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Type following command, and then press\u00a0<strong>Ente<\/strong>r button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>attrib -h -r -s\u00a0\/s \/d g:\\*.*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Here, the g is the drive letter of my USB hard drive. You can replace the drive letter with the corresponding drive letter of yours.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type\u00a0<strong>Exit<\/strong>and press\u00a0<strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you still cannot see your USB drive files after trying the above solution, your files might be deleted after virus invasion. In this situation, what should you do?<\/p>\n<p>Want to know the best way?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Recover lost files when USB drive not showing data but space used<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to user\u2019s feedback, a large number of users successfully solved the USB drive shows empty even when data exist by recovering data. Some of them choose data recovery companies to get lost files back. Some of them choose data recovery software to get USB drive files back. There are strong and weak points in both data recovery solutions. For instance, if you don\u2019t want to spend time learning a new program, Highly recommend a easy data recovery software of\u00a0 MiniTool\u00a0 power data recovery. A piece of professional and simple data recovery software equipped with high security is the best choice for people who don\u2019t want to bear the risk of data leakage during file recovery.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerdatarecovery.com\/data-recovery-resources\/recover-data-from-formatted-usb.html\">Recover Data from Formatted USB Drive<\/a>\u00a0to know how to effectively recover lost files when USB drive not showing data but space used.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USB Files Not Showing but Space Used When I connect my USB drive to the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}