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Thumb drive is not appearing on desktop after plugged in.

Thumb drive is not appearing on imac desktop after plugged in. How can I access its data?

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Dec 14, 2021 5:48 PM

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Posted on Dec 14, 2021 7:27 PM

Try another Thumb/Flash Drive.


Go to Finder > Preferences > make sure "External disks" is checked.


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Thumb drive is not appearing on desktop after plugged in.

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