I have two USB flashdrives, one older 1GB Lexar JumpDrive and 1 2GB Kingston that I bought a few months ago. Both have their files backed up.
I have three macs set up: a Macbook and iMac both running Leopard and an older iMac running Panther.
I last used the Kingston about two weeks ago to move some backed up files onto my Macbook that had a hd replaced. Now neither flashdrive will work on any of the computers. The Lexar prompts an error message saying it cannot be read and although I can see it in Disk Utility, errors come up with any sort of action (verify, repair, erase, etc). The Kingston - that recently worked in Leopard - now only flashes a green light and cannot be viewed anywhere.
Because of all the variables I'm not sure where the problem is. They're just flashdrives so I can buy a new one but I'd like to know what happened so I can prevent it...
Thanks for your advice.
I have three macs set up: a Macbook and iMac both running Leopard and an older iMac running Panther.
I last used the Kingston about two weeks ago to move some backed up files onto my Macbook that had a hd replaced. Now neither flashdrive will work on any of the computers. The Lexar prompts an error message saying it cannot be read and although I can see it in Disk Utility, errors come up with any sort of action (verify, repair, erase, etc). The Kingston - that recently worked in Leopard - now only flashes a green light and cannot be viewed anywhere.
Because of all the variables I'm not sure where the problem is. They're just flashdrives so I can buy a new one but I'd like to know what happened so I can prevent it...
Thanks for your advice.