Can I connect a thumb drive to my Mac on a Guest Account?

My dad needs to use my Mac for an office presentation. He will use the guest account and present from a thumbdrive. Problem is, the Mac can't seem to detect it. Is the guest acount programmed that way? He really needs this.

the guest account should be able to use a thumb drive.
does your dad have a pc? some thumbdrives only work for pcs while some only work on macs
i would recomend trying to mail the presentation and log on the guest account chekc the mail and download it

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