Flash/Pen Drive Showing No Media 0 Bytes | No Media USB Fix

Flash/Pen Drive Showing No Media 0 Bytes | No Media USB Fix

“I had a problem with my USB flash drive. When I plug it in Windows and click on it, an error message prompts saying: Please insert a disk into drive X. Windows Disk Management and DiskPart report No Media with 0 bytes, also 0 free space. I cannot partition or format the USB drive. If attempting to format the drive returns the warning again: There is no disk in drive X. Insert a disk, and then try again. What can I do to make this flash drive usable? Here is a snapshot of Diskpart showing 0 free space. Any advice will be appreciated.”

The 0 bytes error is not new. Many users complain about facing this error while trying to access their SD card or pen drive on the computer.

Zero bytes implies no data in the storage drive. The error is bound to make you panic as it points towards data loss from the removable storage media.

However, there are various ways to repair USB or SD card showing 0 bytes error and restore the lost data.

Issues addressed in this tutorial:
showing no media 0 bytes
usb showing 0 bytes no media
why does my file have 0 bytes
0 byte file does not exist cannot be deleted
why is my uploaded file 0 bytes
usb showing 0 bytes and no media
usb status no media fix
usb disk no media error

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.