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Obviously it could just be fucked but it could just be that the connector between the disk and the USB is fried (but unless you're handy with electronics you'll never know) , you can try and download a trial of a file recovery app, sometimes explorer or finder can't see disks but the recovery app can.
If it's hot then you probably know the answer to why it's fucked, you can just us a bigger flash drive next time which has more surface area to disperse heat or just buy another pen drive, you could have the same thing again plugged in for 10 years and never have the same problem plus pen drives are cheap.
Main thing is make a clone of your drive in future.
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Most USB sticks are not up to the job of reliable long term storage. I found this out the hard way when using them for server OSs. Look for 'industrial' USB sticks for reliability, but they cost a lot more.
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I run an SSD in a USB enclosure with my shield. Didn't cost much more than a large usb drive.
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I have a SanDisk USB memory stick I've been using to expand the storage of my firestick. The apps on there have stopped working because the Firestick can't read it. The USB stick is hot.
When I plug it into my laptops (W10 and Ubuntu) then, neither show the stick via a notification. When I check the file explorers no stick shows as mounted.
This makes me think the stick is fucked.
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