Zoandroid
Android Expert
have you tried remounting it by going to the storage tab in settings?
That works for me too! Thanks!
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have you tried remounting it by going to the storage tab in settings?
There is also the option of connecting it to your Windows PC and after the 3.2 update you can see every file on your tab with the PC. You can move files from folder to folder , add and remove files and such. You can see all your drives that way including the usb, external sd and the internal drive.
My A500 won't read thumb drives. My wife's A500 reads the thumb drives just fine. I have verified my A500 has the latest system updates installed; the thumb drives are FAT32 formatted; I've tried 3 different File programs (all report no files when I try to read the USB_device). I can transfer data from my laptop to/from the tablet BUT that is using a different port than the thumb drives use.
I'm about ready to reinstall the system & reinstall all my apps but was hoping to find some other ideas/suggestions before taking that drastic a step. Any ideas??
My A500 won't read thumb drives. My wife's A500 reads the thumb drives just fine. I have verified my A500 has the latest system updates installed; the thumb drives are FAT32 formatted; I've tried 3 different File programs (all report no files when I try to read the USB_device). I can transfer data from my laptop to/from the tablet BUT that is using a different port than the thumb drives use.
I'm about ready to reinstall the system & reinstall all my apps but was hoping to find some other ideas/suggestions before taking that drastic a step. Any ideas??
Check the pins of the USB port on your A500. I had the same problem until I realized that the USB stick I was using had bent one of the pins in the port. I straightened it out and now use a different thumb drive and am careful when plugging one in.
Did you try re-mounting USB STORAGE as suggested in post #24 above?
If you have ES File manager it's easy to access all your drives. Open it and you see the folders on your machine. In the tool bar at the top on the left side is an icon of a house. Click on it and you'll see your main files, click on the MNT folder and it gives you access you all your drives. Internal, external MSD and USB.
Which file exploring app are you using to try to see the files on the USB stick?
On the panel at the left tap Storage.
On the panel at the top right press the Up arrow until the first directory entry is asec. Now scroll down through the directory and you should see usb_storage. Tap usb_storage and you should see your data.