r/BadUSB

This is a weird request as this is not for a USB Drive, but for a Video Girl Barbie doll. It's a Barbie doll that can take videos and can be plugged into a computer to look at the videos.

I got my video girl barbie working a few years ago and I was able to look at the videos on my PC (Windows 11). You're supposed to plug the Barbie into a USB port and then the file pops up, but it's not working. I know the connection is secure because Barbie's screen has the USB symbol displayed on her screen when she's plugged in. I just don't see the drive popping up in file explorer! Even in Disk management. I have tried using different ports but still nothing. I'm using the same computer but a different cord if that changes anything. Here is the instructions/troubleshooting. I have tried but nothing is working.

Please help!

Not sure if there is anyway of fixing this but worth a shot. I used a new usb stick to transfer photos of my kids from my s22 onto as i was getting an s24. I formatted the usb to the s22 and the transfer went through fine. however now the usb will not be recognized by my pc or s24 to transfer them there. i keep getting an error saying "this device cannot be started (code 10)" in device manager.

Ive tried updating the drivers, tried multiple computers, tried my s24 and a friends phone. nothing reads the usb stick. it powers on but wont be read. Im hoping this is something i can fix and save all these photos.

Thanks for any help in advance.

When USB-C was first introduced, it was said, "One cable to rule them all." But has it actually made things simpler?

USB-C fixes a lot of issues. It’s reversible and widely adopted across phones, laptops, and accessories.

But not all USB-C ports are the same. Some support fast charging; some don’t. Some can output video; others can’t. Then there’s Thunderbolt, USB 3.2, USB4. It gets confusing fast. And the cables are also different. Two USB-C cables can look identical but support different features.

I’m curious: has USB-C simplified your setup or just made things more confusing?

I purchased some of these pass-thru connectors. Then using two of these USB-C cables with their USB-A ends connected to either side of this thing, I connected one USB-C to my battery pack and the other to my Moto phone for charging. For reasons unclear to me, this did NOT WORK at all.

I then use the one of those cables with its USB-A connected to my battery pack into the USB-C port on this thing and connect the other side of the USB-C to my phone using a USB-C to USB-C cable and the phone DOES CHARGE.

Can someone explain to me why the first scenario does NOT WORK? All of the cables/phones/battery pack work fine otherwise. It is ONLY when connecting via the USB-A ports on this pass-through device that it does NOT work. I am stumped again!

Thanks.

I bought a usb to download games onto cause my laptop doesnt have enough space anymore. I tried to install a game onto my usb but now i can't access the usb anymore. When i plug it in, it shows up in file explorer but it doesn't let me access the drive and it says that there's no drive plugged in and to plug disc into the usb drive.

I don't know what to do, I tried to check error tools but it won't work because it says that there's no disk to access

Howdy,

I have a SANDISK 256GB Ultra Luxe USB 3.1 Gen 1 Flash Drive. I primarily use it to watch 1080p/4K video via an extension cable connected to the USB Port on my Samsung 2024 S90D 4K TV. I have noticed that video freezes from time to time. If I formatted the drive would that resolve the issue? I should mention that there is an archive of thousands of family photos on the drive. Would this cause issues with the file system?

I have several of these drives and the rest of them play video without any issues.

Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks!

Good morning everyone,

I have a LaCie rugged usb disk, it always worked fine on my mac, but the other day i decided to plug it on my windows pc, and it recognized the disk but i could not get access to it. when i opened the disk administrator it had a black tag and said ''Not asigned''. I searched a few tutorials and one said i had to change some stuff (change letter and access routes). N ow the disk says its in RAW mode (or something like that), and i cant open it nor in windows or mac since it says i need to format it. I tried recoverit and the files are there but i cant afford rn the price for it and i have work stuff on the disk i truly cant loose. If anybody has any clue on how to reconfigure the disk, or fix it, i really appreciate it, thanks!

Hey, I have a weird behaviour on my USB port that me and my friends can't figure out.

For context, the port was fine until I bought a SD card reader (DCPOCKETSD1). I plugged it and nothing is recognised anymore (current is going through but no data) EXCEPT THE SD READER. The other port of my computer (HP Victus) works fine with the same mouse, keyboard and phone i tried to plug in.

It does recognise the SD card in the disk manager but when I plug anything else (including an external SSD), they do not show up on the disk manager.

Does anyone have any suggestions (please)?

Has anyone run into this problem before? I've plugged it into several different USB ports, two of which were marked 'ss'. I've also tried reinstalling the USB Root Hub, reinstalling psvr2 app, and tweaking some bios settings.

Help is appreciated

EDIT: Solved by power cycling the adapter itself

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I think I finally learned this lesson the hard way. I unplugged my USB without ejecting it, and now I can’t open it at all.

The thing is, I'm kind of lazy about this. I used to just pull the USB out without clicking “Safely Remove,” and nothing ever went wrong. But to be fair, I usually waited until all was done before unplugging it.

But this time was different. I completely forgot that a file on the USB was still open when I pulled it out.

Has anyone fixed a USB after this kind of issue? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I bought an iPhone flash drive because I have so many videos saved on my phone I’m starting to run out of memory. My phone says I have about 89 GB of videos saved. I bought a 256GB flash drive that connects to an iPhone so save the videos on but after moving less than half of then the flash drive says it’s almost full. It’s supposed to be 256 GB but why is it almost full after only about 40 GB of videos moved to it?

Hi, many posts keeps saying USB-C is taking over, but I still use USB-A every day, my electric toothbrush uses USB-A, most of my USB flash drives, and my external mouse and keyboard are still USB-A.

USB-C is clearly the future, but it doesn't feel like USB-A is going away anytime soon. How many more years do you think it'll take before USB-A is completely replaced by USB-C?

I recently purchases a Verbatim external DVD drive, mainly to rip CDs but also to occasionally watch some of my DVD collection. It has a USB Mini-B port on the back which is used for both data and power - no separate power input. It also comes with a sturdy USB Mini-B to USB A cable which works fine but is a bit short (about 18 inches long). A USB A to USB C adapter is also included.

I've tried two longer USB Mini-B to USB C cables from Amazon - a generic Chinese brand and a brand I have used before (Cable Matters). Surprisingly neither one worked - the generic Chinese cable kind of worked but disconnected frequently - the Cable Matter cable did not work at all (no power and no data). Both cables had a very loose fit in the Mini-B Verbatim port.

So before I resign myself to the short Verbatim cable, are there other cable makers that actually make a reliable USB Mini-B connector?

Hi, I'm doing a small research project for work and would love to hear from other USB users. What's one USB-related problem that still frustrates you in 2026? It could be anything, like data corruption, write protection, USB not being recognized, slow transfer speeds, formatting issues, or something else entirely. I'd appreciate any experiences you can share.

So I tried formatting my Byju's sd card because I no longer have any need for it. I have three 128 gb sd cards and I tried formatting all of them on my laptop, phone and I tried using rufus as well but none of them worked. Tried using diskpart too and the error message that I get on my screen is some "I/O error". It shows the same thing for all 3 sd cards. When I tried quick formatting, it just shows "The disk is write protected". Please help me format this thing

I just got a new USB 3.0 flash drive and thought it would be faster than my old one. It's mainly for moving some game mods and project files between my desktop and laptop.

But the transfer speed is so slow. It said it was gonna take over an hour for something that’s only a few GB. I already double-checked that I used a USB 3.0 port. And I tried both front and back ports on my PC, same issue.