Can't access USB drive after the guest crashed

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tigercorp
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Joined: 12. Sep 2008, 02:27

Can't access USB drive after the guest crashed

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Hi,

My guest XP recently crashed due to a host disk error. The vdi file went from 12GB to 0GB :(

Not the end of the world as I had backed it up :) but my problem is that the USB drive that was being used by the crashed guest is now not successfully detected when I plug it into any machine.

I get a 'Device was not successfully installed' message when I plug it into an XP host and it doesn't appear in Device Manager. I've tried it in 2 different pcs in USB ports that are working.

Anyone got any ideas on how to make the USB drive detectable again?
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