MatthiasE5
Hunter
Hello,
I'm asking all users for help in order to see if they can reproduce an issue with USB flash drive connectivity.
Please simply do the following:
1. Get any USB flash drive - preferrably NTFS-formatted. Size does not matter, just any drive you can find. Ideally it should be USB-C, but you may also use USB-A with an Apple adapter.
2. Connect it to your Mac, then make sure it is configured to always connect to the Windows VM.
3. It should now show up as a normal drive in Windows, for example E: You may want to make sure it works e.g. by creating an empty text file or a folder on that drive.
4. Now just let it rest there for a week or even two. Create an (additional) empty text file or folder on the drive once a day to ensure it is working. Take note of any unexpected behavior:
a) Unexpected disconnects
b) Unexpeted re-connects as a network drive in Windows File Explorer (i.e., it showing up in Finder as a drive)
c) Freezing of the drive, in the sense that E: will still show up, but you can no longer access the drive (not possible to create a file).
5. Kindly report the results to the forum.
I am experiencing issues every few days for no good reason. I believe I have seen all of these, a, b, c. I'm using a SanDisk USB-C drive directly connected to the Mac.
I'm asking all users for help in order to see if they can reproduce an issue with USB flash drive connectivity.
Please simply do the following:
1. Get any USB flash drive - preferrably NTFS-formatted. Size does not matter, just any drive you can find. Ideally it should be USB-C, but you may also use USB-A with an Apple adapter.
2. Connect it to your Mac, then make sure it is configured to always connect to the Windows VM.
3. It should now show up as a normal drive in Windows, for example E: You may want to make sure it works e.g. by creating an empty text file or a folder on that drive.
4. Now just let it rest there for a week or even two. Create an (additional) empty text file or folder on the drive once a day to ensure it is working. Take note of any unexpected behavior:
a) Unexpected disconnects
b) Unexpeted re-connects as a network drive in Windows File Explorer (i.e., it showing up in Finder as a drive)
c) Freezing of the drive, in the sense that E: will still show up, but you can no longer access the drive (not possible to create a file).
5. Kindly report the results to the forum.
I am experiencing issues every few days for no good reason. I believe I have seen all of these, a, b, c. I'm using a SanDisk USB-C drive directly connected to the Mac.