- Jan 18, 2013
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Hi
I use Galaxy Note 3 since about 2 years. Now with latest Android upgrade 5.0.
I have used USB flash sticks almost daily for more than a year. Has worked perfectly.
But since one week flash sticks connect crazily. First it asks if it should open ES File Explorer when I plug in flash stick. The phone never asked that before.
I can't read the data on the sticks any more.
One file manager can see the flash stick. But just as a number, no data available. Stick also shows up under notifications.
A repair guy connected it to his computer. It showed up but he didn't test any further. I think he would never have reached the data in the phone.
Most file managers just don't show the USB stick at all. So I can't reach data. Phone works well otherwise.
I can charge the phone but not reach USB data.
I have tried 3 different flash sticks. So I don't believe it is the flash stick that is faulty.
A guy in a repair shop used a toothbrush on the USB port. No avail.
I guess I have to update software. Can I do that without losing/backing up all data?
Any suggestion appreciated.
The only thing I can think of is a factory reset but that will cost me a lot of work, restoring all data.
Thanks.
I use Galaxy Note 3 since about 2 years. Now with latest Android upgrade 5.0.
I have used USB flash sticks almost daily for more than a year. Has worked perfectly.
But since one week flash sticks connect crazily. First it asks if it should open ES File Explorer when I plug in flash stick. The phone never asked that before.
I can't read the data on the sticks any more.
One file manager can see the flash stick. But just as a number, no data available. Stick also shows up under notifications.
A repair guy connected it to his computer. It showed up but he didn't test any further. I think he would never have reached the data in the phone.
Most file managers just don't show the USB stick at all. So I can't reach data. Phone works well otherwise.
I can charge the phone but not reach USB data.
I have tried 3 different flash sticks. So I don't believe it is the flash stick that is faulty.
A guy in a repair shop used a toothbrush on the USB port. No avail.
I guess I have to update software. Can I do that without losing/backing up all data?
Any suggestion appreciated.
The only thing I can think of is a factory reset but that will cost me a lot of work, restoring all data.
Thanks.
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