usb problem

I have been using a usb drive, but it has stopped working.I have tried changing it to another usb port still doesnt work. I tried reformating it with gparted. When I run lsusb it shows the drive. It also appears in gparted as Sdb. it still wont show up in the files app.I am using mint 20 cinnamon. What am I not seeing. any help is appreciated.I have exhausted my patience with googling the problem. Most of the answers are for windows machines.