Hard drive failed.
Hard drive failed.
I believe the flash drive might have been damaged. It isn’t appearing in File Explorer and formatting it in Disk Management triggers an error. I attempted to use diskpart but it didn’t resolve the issue. You could try forcing a format to FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS—just let me know which format you want.
It looks like the USB drive is completely unusable, possibly read-only. There’s no repair possible at this point. It might have been damaged or lost its read access. A new drive would be a better option. Cheap flash drives can be replaced easily.
You executed the Clean Command in Diskpart. In Disk Management, the flash drive should now appear as Unallocated Space. Click right-click it and select creating a new Simple Volume. Upon success, format it and assign a drive letter. If this doesn’t work, the drive is marked as Failed and needs replacement. Flash drives are known for instability and frequent failures; they’re not recommended for long-term storage.