Computer do not see memory stick

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I got a 2 TB sea-gate memory stick. Upload files to it on a win 11 laptop, desktop "win10", do not see it. I move it to other usb ports, it sees other things but not the stick. It is not a new stick, but it works fine on the laptop.
Any workable advice would be appreciate. This Sea-gate was formatted on the laptop before using it.
 
Difficult to follow.

Just to check, you are talking about a flashdrive / external harddrive? Could you post the model number and a picture?
 
If you bought this cheap then it’s probably a fake.

Never heard of a 2TB Seagate flash drive.
 
What is it, a USB flash drive or a memory card?
 
I got a 2 TB sea-gate memory stick. Upload files to it on a win 11 laptop, desktop "win10", do not see it. I move it to other usb ports, it sees other things but not the stick. It is not a new stick, but it works fine on the laptop.
Any workable advice would be appreciate. This Sea-gate was formatted on the laptop before using it.

What does Disk Management show?
 
Best thing to test memory sticks is to use a drifferent slot.

See if your morherboard supports that type of DDR and speed.

Maybe try a BIOS update.
 
OP it seems fake to me. How much you paid for it is all matters.
 
Sounds like a drive letter clash. On the Win 10 machine (with the flash inserted), right-click my computer -> Manage -> Disk management
In Disk management, locate the flash drive near the bottom and assign a drive letter to it (right click).

It's been a while since I've had to do that but that's off the top of my head.
Thank you, this worked. This stick was never use on the desktop before.
Now I can see and use it.
 
Sounds like a drive letter clash. On the Win 10 machine (with the flash inserted), right-click my computer -> Manage -> Disk management
In Disk management, locate the flash drive near the bottom and assign a drive letter to it (right click).

It's been a while since I've had to do that but that's off the top of my head.

I suspected the same, that's why I asked what Disk Management shows.
 
Why does I read dat tread title in an Caribbean accent maan?
 
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