USB flash drive not working on my LG TV
“After copying a film file to my SanDisk USB flash drive, I connect it to the LG TV
to play video from it. But I find that the LG TV not recognizing USB drive. I
consider whether if there is anything wrong with the USB. I unplug it from TV and
insert it to my computer to check its condition. In Disk Management, I can see the
partition is healthy. In File Explorer, I can open the drive and view that the film file. What happens? Is there any advice?”
Solve it correspondingly
The reasons behind USB drive not working on LG television issue can be various and
you can take according to solutions under different situations:
The model of your LG TV is unable to support to connect a USB device. If the
model of your our LG TV isn’t capable of supporting USB, all discuss are
meaningless.
Your USB capacity is too large. When the size of USB drive is beyond the
maximum size that your LG TV can support, it won’t work on TV.
The USB port on TV is not in good condition. If so, you can turn to can turn
to the manufacturer.
The firmware installed on TV is outdated. To solve it, you can update
firmware on LG TV.
Your USB drive is connected via a USB extension cable. You should connect the
USB flash drive to LG TV via USB port directly.
Final Solutions
If what mentioned above can’t help you, it is time to consider formatting USB drive with a compatible file system or reset LG TV to factory settings.
Format USB for LG TV
If your USB flash drive is formatted with an incompatible file system or the file system is corrupted, it won’t be recognized by LG TV. To fix this issue, it is not a bad choice to format it with FAT32 or NTFS in Windows.
To format USB flash drive for LG
TV, a free yet powerful USB format tool – AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard is recommended. It is very easy to handle and can work with Windows
10/8.1/8/7, XP, and Vista. With it, you can even format RAW USB flash drive to FAT32,
NTFS, exFAT, Ext2, Ex3 or Ext4. Let’s see how it works:
Warning: This operation will delete all data on the USB drive, and you need to back up important files at first. If your USB drive is not opening in Windows, you can retrieve the data via certain data recovery software in advance.
1. Install and run AOMEI
Partition Assistant. In the main console, right-click the USB and choose Format Partition.

2. In the small window, choose FAT32 or NTFS file system and click on OK button.

3. Click Apply and Proceed to perform the operation.

After a while, the USB will be formatted in a success. You can copy the necessary
files from backup storage to USB back and then connect it to your LG TV to see
whether it is recognized.
✍ Notes:
☞ If you choose FAT32 file system, you can’t copy an individual file larger than
4GB to the USB device.
☞ To experience more features like converting system disk into GPT or MBR without losing data, migrating OS to GPT SSD, etc., you can upgrade it to Professional edition.
Restore LG TV to factory settings
If your USB drive is compatible with LG TV, try to reset your machine to original
settings. Do as the following steps:
Warning: This operation will revert all settings on your LG TV to factory
status. Please be cautious to do it.
1. Power on LG TV, press Home button on your LG remote control and
choose the icon that stands for setting in the top-right corner.
2. In the listed options, choose General and then select Reset to Initial Settings.
3. Confirm your operation.
PS.: The whole process can be a little different on various
models of LG TV.
Wrap things up
You won’t be happy when trapped in LG TV not recognizing USB problem. If it happens
to you, confirm that your LG TV can support the USB that you connect to it at first.
And then you can select one or more solutions aforementioned under specific
conditions.