USB does not show in Finder

Ok, I did something really stupid. I'm new to using a MAC. Anyway I was trying to download software for a gopro and had to drag a file from the download menu to the "NO NAME" port under devices. That didn't work so I tried doing it the opposite way, i.e dragged the "NO NAME" under devices into the downloaded file....poof.... it was gone. Now none of my devices show up when connected to the USB hub.
I have searched all the questions and answers on google and in apple and still can not find where to go to reinstate it. I have rebooted, restarted, gone into preferences etc..... still nothing.
Can anybody help me out. I'm pulling my hair out.
Thanks

All my ticks are in the right places, any other suggestions. Don't even ask me to go to disk utilities as there is nothing there either.

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52,00,45,00,56,00,5f,00,30,00,34,00,31,00,30,00,00,00,55,00,53,00,42,00,5c,\
00,56,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,35,00,41,00,43,00,26,00,50,00,49,00,44,00,\
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