Who knows why?įor this reason, go ahead and simply try other USB ports on your PC.
I personally have had loads of examples during my lifetime where a port on my PC is actually in perfect working conditions, but for some reason refuses to connect to a certain device. When the problem is not with the cable, it might very well be that the USB port on your PC that you are trying to use is misbehaving. If changing the USB cable solved the connectivity issues, well then you know that the previous one had simply reached the end of its life. When you have come this far without finding a solution to the problem, the next step is simply to try an alternative USB cable that you have lying around in your home.Īny cable where one end has a USB-C connector (goes into your Quest 2) and the other matches the ports available on your PC (most probably USB-A or USB-C) is good to go. Go ahead and unplug the USB cable and then restart both your Quest 2 and PC simultaneously.Īfter both devices have booted up completely (and you see the home environment in your Quest 2), reconnect the devices with the USB cable and see if it makes any difference. Whenever you have issues with tech gadgets, restarting is one of the first things you should try out to fix the problem.
Note! If you don’t find the Developer menu item in the System Settings, your headset doesn’t have developer mode enabled and the problem lies elsewhere! Update Quest 2 Device DriversĪnother step for Windows users is to force an update of Quest 2 device drivers on your PC. If you now see the data access prompt in the headset then congratulations! You are on your way to moving files between the two devices. Connect your Quest 2 and PC using a USB cable.Make sure “ USB Connection Dialog” is enabled.
In order to get the data access prompt to show up again and regain access to the Quest 2 internal storage, simply follow these steps: The reason for this is that you most likely have previously accidentally selected the “ Don’t show again” option when asked for data access in the headset. Enable USB Connection DialogĪnother very common problem is that when you connect your PC and the Quest 2, no prompt about allowing data access appears in the headset. If that’s not the case for you here, then proceed with the next steps. It is so easy to forget and god knows I have done it multiple times, especially when I was less experienced and had just gotten my headset. You have to allow the data access prompt that appears in the headset after plugging in the USB cable. Let’s look at these and various other steps in a bit more detail!Īfter you have turned on your headset and connected it to your PC via USB cable, there’s one more step before you can access the files on your Quest 2. If the prompt doesn’t appear when you connect the USB cable, make sure that the USB Connection Dialogs option is enabled in Quest 2 system settings. The most common reason your Quest 2 is not showing up on the PC file explorer as an external drive is that you haven’t allowed data access in the headset. In this article, I am going to guide you through various different troubleshooting steps to get the connection working properly! Are you trying to access files on your Quest 2 headset by connecting it to your PC via USB cable but the headset’s storage simply doesn’t show up on your PC?ĭon’t worry, most likely there is nothing wrong with your headset, or your PC.