This is so strange.
Do you know why this issue happens?
How to solve this issue effectively?
After reading this post, you will get the answers.
USB Thinks Its a CD Drive!
What if your USB flash drive is recognized as a CD drive when you connect it to your rig?
This is an odd situation.
But, it does happen just as the following real-life case.
The drive was working perfectly fine last week.
There is data on the drive, but I am unable to access it.
I have not yet tried formatting the drive as it contains the only copy of a presentation we need.
just insert a disk into drive *.
Why USB Thinks Its a CD Drive?
Some early USB drives can simulate themselves as the CD drives by using a specified switch.
Case 2:
If there is no such a switch, why convert USB to CD ROM so strangely?
The easy and effective way to get rid of this issue is to format the target USB drive.
In the next part, we will show you how to recover data from the USB drive in trouble.
MiniTool Power Data Recovery is such a program.
This software is specially designed to recover your deleted and lost data in various situations.
It has 4 recovery modules and they areThis PC,Removable DiskDrive,Hard Disk Drive, andCD/DVD Drive.
Some of you may have never used this program before and dont trust it.
Just press the following button to get the Trial Edition.
Then, you will enterThis PCmodule interface directly.
Do you know how to recover data from corrupted or scratched CD/DVD?
Now, read this post to get a third-party tool to do this job easily and effectively.
In this post, we will take a USB flash drive as an example.
Suppose that you find the target USB flash drive underRemovable Disk Drivemodule.
Just stay on the interface of that module.
Step 2: The software will take a while to scan the whole USB drive.
When the scanning process ends, you will enter the scan result interface as follows.
This software will show you all the deleted and existing files it can scan on the interface.
Then, its time to go for the files you want to recover.
By default, the scanned files are listed by path.
you’ve got the option to open each path to search for the need files.
Take it easy, there are some ways which can help you find your wanted items quickly.
For example, you’re free to search for the files by bang out.
After that, it’s possible for you to easily find the files you want to recover.
In addition, it’s possible for you to also try bothFindandFilterfunctions to look for the needed data quickly.
Or else, you will get the following popup window which reminds you to upgrade the software.
If you are a personal user, thePersonal Deluxe Editioncan meet your needs completely.
The above three steps are about recovering data withRemovable Disk Drivemodule.
My computer thinks hard drive is CD ROM, and I cant access files on the drive.
But these files are important.
The next operation is to remove CD ROM partition USB drive by formatting the drive.
We will walk you through the guide in the following part.
Thus, it’s possible for you to also have a try.
To format a USB gadget, it’s possible for you to try this professionalpartition manager MiniTool Partition Wizard.
To format a USB gadget, you could use itsFormat Partitionfunction.
ThisFormat Partitionfeature is available in MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition.
Next, right-tap on the target USB drive and choose theFormatoption from the popup menu to continue.
Step 2: A small Format Partition window will pop out.
In that window, you could define itsPartition Label,File SystemandCluster Size.
After that, choose theOKbutton to go back to the softwares main interface.
Step 3: you’re able to preview the format result in the software main interface.
At last, shut the software, and then go to check whether the USB drive is displayed normally.
If there is no other problem, USB thinks its a CD drive issue should disappear.
Of course, you’ve got the option to also let us know in the comment.
Any issue related to the MiniTool software is also appreciated here!
