SD Card Showing In Device Manager But Not Showing In My Computer - "Windows can't access the disk"
My Samsung 8 GB Micro SD Card is not accessible. the card is showing in device manager it is not accessible through my computer. after inserting the card in my laptop, disk management takes very long time in opening and other programs also. Windows chkdsk
saying that "Windows can't access the disk" PLEASE HELP
As per the description, I understand that your SD card is not accessible on your computer, although it is shows up in the Device Manager but
not in File Explorer.
In order to understand the issue more clearly, please provide us with the following information.
What exactly happens when you insert the SD card? Do you get any error message?
Have you checked if the SD card works fine on other computers?
There can be a possibility that this issue might have occurred due to corrupted SD card drivers in the system.
First, I would suggest you to run the following Microsoft fixit to get the problem automatically detected and fixed.
Hardware devices not working or are not detected in Windows.
If the problem persists, we can try
uninstalling SD card from Device Manager and try reinstalling it.Please follow the steps mentioned below to uninstall the SD card driver.
Press
Windows key + X when you are at desktop.
Select Device Manager.
Expand SD card.
Right-click the SD card driver and click
Uninstall.
Windows will prompt you to confirm the device’s removal. Click OK to remove the driver.
After the un-installation is complete, reboot your computer as soon as possible.
Computer will load the generic SD card drivers. Now, please go to the manufacturer’s website, download and install the compatible SD card drivers for your computer and check.
For reference:
Please refer to the following Microsoft Help article given below and check if it helps.