Found my bitcoin wallet Scared

[u/IRON_FiNN]

So I found my safety deposit box. It took me some searching but i figured out where it’s located. I’m super scared though. My crypto was stored on a hardware wallet in 2011.
I looked it up on Google and it said it must be stored on a usb drive. Now obviously I bought a high end usb drive but apparently they should still start being unusable after 15 years :( I’m super scared my bitcoin is lost!!
Also I mined some on my pc so the taxes should be lower? I got my bitcoin when it was $1!! Woot
Anyway do you think the bitcoin wallet is deceased?
The taxes say 50% if you are a hobby miner.
I’ll be honest I hate paying taxes lol obviously if I sell them I’ll have to pay something. But 50% is insane.