Last updated on... May 3rd, 2020
First of all, make sure that you have inserted your pen drive in the computer. Open command prompt (type cmd after opening windows logo). Now type below command and press Enter key. ATTRIB -H -R -S /S /D H:. My Pen Drive Shows Only Shortcuts On Mac Operate commandIf you use Home windows XP, yu can go to 'Begin' - Run -type 'cmd' and click on OK key.If you make use of Windows Windows vista, 7 or Home windows 8, Home windows 10, push and hold keyboard essential 'Gain' and the L, you will find run dialog pops, then kind 'cmd' and click OK button.Stage 2. The recovery utility will scan the computer and shows all the physical and logical drives present in the system including your pen drive; Select the Pen drive from which you need to recover hidden files and press “ Next” button; The software will scan the selected Pen drive and displays all the recovered hidden files and folders in “Data.
The Problem:
When I click on a USB thumb drive in windows explorer, windows explorer opens a short cut of the USB thumb drive. And when I click on the USB thumb drive short cut icon, windows display the message “The specified module could not be found”. I can not access the files in my USB thumb drive, even though windows shows the correct size and available free space in the USB thumb drive”
I am sure many of us have faced this Pendrive Shortcut Problem, error in reading the content of the USB thumb drive. Windows just can not read any content of the USB thumb drive.
This is a problem with the file structure. Most likely your USB thumb drive was hit the shortcut virus. Your anti-virus must have detected the virus and either isolated it or deleted it. Resulting in a problem with the file structure of the USB thumb drive.
See also How to protect Pendrive, USB drive from virus, and Malware.
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What this shortcut virus does is take the help of one the system program to create a shortcut.exe on the Pendrive and you will not be able to access the data on your Pendrive without double-clicking on this shortcut (Which in return again install the virus on your system).
To get rid of it you either need to remove the shortcut virus manually or prevent the virus from getting access to that system program.
Follow this step to remove shortcut virus from pen drive, USB drive
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- Insert the USB thumb drive on the PC and scan for any virus.
- Open windows explorer (open my computer) and note down the USB drive letter.
- Go to start>Run> type CMD in the field.
- Open Command prompt as Administrator.
- In the command prompt window type the following line
attrib -h -r -s M:*.* /s /d
Note: M should be replaced by your USB drive letter. Press enter. Wait for a few seconds.
In most cases, the above command works. But just in case it doesn’t solve your problem you can try the following command.
attrib -h -r -s /s /d M:*.* ( M stands for the drive letter for your Pendrive)
Now open My computer and check your Pendrive. It should open, it may contain the shortcut for the USB thumb drive and also a few folders.
Check the folder if all your files are intact, you can delete the shortcut icon. Copy your files save it on Desktop and format the Pendrive, to be on the safer side.
Additional TIP: If you know your Pendrive is infected with a virus, don’t double click on it. Try to browse it using right-click or try to open it in a new window.
Double-clicking runs the “Autorun.inf” which is mostly accompanied by a virus. Inside Autorun.inf there are commands written which finally execute your virus. Hence double-clicking an infected PD runs your virus and infects the PC.
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