USB Mass Storage Problems

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b0wter
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USB Mass Storage Problems

Post by b0wter »

Hello,

i really love XYplorer but there is one thing that keeps bugging me.
Whenever i stick any USB Mass Storage device (doenst matter it its my SD Card Reader or my portable HDD) XYplorer shows them when i click on "My Computer" but it wont show up in the tree.
And if I try to open the device I get a strange error. Since that is all hard to describe i've made a screenshot :)

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When I restart XYplorer after plugging in a USB device everything works fine.

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Post by j_c_hallgren »

Hi and welcome to the XY forums!

Sorry to hear about your problems! I've had, on occasion, a couple of issues also with XY not properly recognizing a USB thumb drive but have not seen the error msg you're getting...when I plug my external HDD or thumb drive or SD reader in, I find that it helps to do a "Rebuild Tree" within the View menu...and sometimes, it also helps to do a quick access to that device via Win Expl first.

What OS are you using? Not sure if that matters, but always good to know.
Still spending WAY TOO much time here! But it's such a pleasure helping XY be a treasure!
(XP on laptop with touchpad and thus NO mouse!) Using latest beta vers when possible.

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Re: USB Mass Storage Problems

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b0wter wrote:Hello, ...
Hi!

Do you have Auto-Refresh enabled (in menu View)?

b0wter
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Re: USB Mass Storage Problems

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admin wrote:
b0wter wrote:Hello, ...
Hi!

Do you have Auto-Refresh enabled (in menu View)?
Yes, it is.
As well as "Suspend Auto-Refresh".

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Re: USB Mass Storage Problems

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b0wter wrote:
admin wrote:
b0wter wrote:Hello, ...
Hi!

Do you have Auto-Refresh enabled (in menu View)?
Yes, it is.
As well as "Suspend Auto-Refresh".
Suspend Auto-Refresh should be off (unticked).

b0wter
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Re: USB Mass Storage Problems

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admin wrote:
b0wter wrote:
admin wrote:
b0wter wrote:Hello, ...
Hi!

Do you have Auto-Refresh enabled (in menu View)?
Yes, it is.
As well as "Suspend Auto-Refresh".
Suspend Auto-Refresh should be off (unticked).
Oh, sry my fault it was unchecked :oops:

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Re: USB Mass Storage Problems

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b0wter wrote:
admin wrote:
b0wter wrote:
admin wrote:
b0wter wrote:Hello, ...
Hi!

Do you have Auto-Refresh enabled (in menu View)?
Yes, it is.
As well as "Suspend Auto-Refresh".
Suspend Auto-Refresh should be off (unticked).
Oh, sry my fault it was unchecked :oops:
Okay, in that case XYplorer is not getting a message. You got to add it manually: F4 should do, or Ctrl+Shift+F4.

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Post by b0wter »

Thanks, Ctrl+Shift+F4 makes it work.
Btw the "Suspend Auto-Refresh" is not checked when i work with XYplorer, but when i plug in any of the devices it is checked automatically.

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Post by admin »

b0wter wrote:Thanks, Ctrl+Shift+F4 makes it work.
Btw the "Suspend Auto-Refresh" is not checked when i work with XYplorer, but when i plug in any of the devices it is checked automatically.
:? not here... strange.

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