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I bought a Toshiba Canvio Basics external hard drive and it works. I wish I knew why my Dell Optiplexes won't read or write USB thumb drives.

Thanks for the prompt reply. I belatedly checked the reviews and that cheap drive is indeed bad. I was able to cancel the order and ordered a Toshiba for $60.

Thanks for that suggestion. I found a relatively small one for just $18 on Amazon. I will give it a try.

After getting a new computer with Windows 11, I have the same problem. Reformatting the USB drive with smaller allocation units didn't help, however.