MusicBee not showing USB stick plugged into D:/ drive

[vishunleashed]

On my computer, I have an external USB stick in the D:/ drive with songs on it as shown here.

However, when I go to the library option and try to add the hard drive in the D:/ drive, it doesn't show up as seen here.

How can I get MusiceBee to recognize the USB stick? Is it a problem with the USB or do I have to do something else?

[frankz]

Have you restarted MusicBee since inserting the drive? I believe the drive needs to be visible in Windows when MB is started in order for MB to know it's there.

[vishunleashed]

I did not think of that! I'll do that and see if it works

[phred]

You should also free up some space on your C: drive. If you don't you're going to have some major problems real soon.

[vishunleashed]

I tried restarted MusicBee and my computer with the USB plugged in but it still doesn't show up. Is there some other way to make it show up?

[sveakul]

Try assigning the stick a drive letter in Windows other than D:, which some configurations consider reserved for optical drives.

Then, with the USB stick inserted in your computer and showing up there, exit MusicBee if open and then restart MusicBee.  Now go to Preferences/Devices; does the stick show up in "known devices?"

[vishunleashed]

After I changed the drive letter to M, I do see the USB under devices but I'm not sure what the next step would be. It's still not showing up under library