You might have seen different USB drive errors like needing to format the disk before you can use it, the disk is write-protected, USB devices not recognized, and so forth.
About the error “There is no media in the device”
It’s often we choose formatting the drive over other solutions to get rid of most USB errors easily. It is because formatting is one best solution to keep your USB drive safe from errors.
However, the formatting process is not helpful when you encounter the error ‘There is no media in the device’ because the error is encountered when you try to format the removable disk using Diskpart.
The same error can occur even if you use any Format tool. Tools such as HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool instead of Diskpart to format a removable disk drive.
Virtual disk error: there is no media in the device; here the device is mentioned because the error could be received while using various devices like HP USB Flash, SanDisk SD card, Transcend Store Jet, DVD/CD, Pen Drive, Memory Card, even SSD/HDD under different situations.
Why Does My USB Says “There is no media in the device”?
Below mentioned are few reasons that lead to no media error in USBs:
USB drive is failing or failed
Like any hard drives, USB also has a lifespan. After a certain time of usage the removable disk may fail gradually. Any physical damage or corruption on the drive is likely to damage the USB drive.
MBR or PBR on the device is damaged
Inappropriate usage of the drive such as multiple times plugging and unplug the flash drive while it is in operation, is likely to damage or corrupt the internal tables on the drive and raise to corruption in sectors in USB drive i.e., Master Boot Record (MBR) or Partition Boot Record (PBR).
However, there could be other reasons to cause the error. For now, the focus should be on finding out the solutions that can solve it ‘There is no media in the device’ issue and helps in recovering data from the error causing USB.
Drive turns RAW
If the file system of the USB drive is completely corrupt or unreadable, meaning the operating system can’t recognize the partition or the format of the drive, you will have to fix the RAW USB.
Recover Data from USB showing No media in the device
Be it any error, the first important thing that is to be focused on is keeping the data safe. Therefore, before jumping into the methods to fix the error there is no media in the drive;
If you don’t have any important recoverable data on the removable disk. you can find ways to fix error below in next section.
Recover your USB data with the best and economical and efficient tool: SFWare USB recovery tool. The tool’s algorithm, well designed to scan the device, scans each sector on the USB drive to reach inaccessible data and recover the data stored on the USB drive.
How to Fix No Media Device Error on Removable Disks?
Try the following workarounds to fix the error in Windows /Mac computers.
Basic checks to fix USB drive displaying No Media error
- Test the USB drives on another PC.
- Test the USB drive on other ports of your computer.
- Check if the problem is with your computer by putting another USB device.
If you still encounter the error follow the below given methods to fix the error in Windows 7/8/10.
Fix No Media Error using Scan and Repair
- Right click the USB drive of the device and Select Properties → Tool → Check/Check now.
- Two options are displayed on the screen: Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Select both the options and click on Start.
Rescan the Disk To Fix The Error No Media In The Device
You can rescan the disk of your USB to resolve the error. The steps are listed below:
- Attach your USB to your PC → Right-click This PC → select Manage.
- Click on Disk Management → Go to Actions → click Rescan Disks.
- Restart your PC.
Reinstall or Update the Device Driver
You can always update the USB device driver or uninstall/reinstall the driver to fix most of the USB errors.
- Right-click This PC → Manage.
- Click Device Manager → Expand Disk Drives option.
- Right-click on the troubled USB drive → Click Update Driver.
- Click Search automatically for updated driver software in the new window.
- Restart your PC.
Once you restart your PC, the driver will be automatically reinstalled.
Rebuild MBR to Fix No Media error
Bootrec.exe is the utility provided by Microsoft in the Windows recovery environment. Any issues related to MBR, BCD, boot sector can be fixed using bootrec.exe. You can try rebuilding the MBR even if the drive in partition is missing.
Conclusion:
You should be able to fix the error by following the above methods, if you still encounter the error, you can try any third party tool to fix the USB error. Most importantly before using any repair tool, recover your data from the USB drive using SFWare Data Recovery Tool.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1: What does no media in specified device mean?
There Is No Media in the Specified Device is one of the USB errors that don’t even let you format the drive to get rid of the error. Usually USB and PC communicates using the NAND flash memory on the drive. The error No Media in the Specified Device is usually caused by the NAND flash failing.
2: How do you fix USB drive showing no media?
You can fix the error no media on specified device using Scan and Repair features, rescanning the disk, reinstall or update the device drive, rebuild MBR. You can follow the steps mentioned in the article and fix the corruption in USB.
3: Is it possible to recover data when drive showing no media error?
Yes, you can recover files from corrupt USB drive displaying no media error. You can make use of back up as it cannot be retrieved from Windows Recycle Bin or Mac trash. If you have not backup, you can always rely on SFWare USB drive recovery.
