Then restart your computer to see whether the problem is solved. First of all, you need to unplug the external hard drive and plug it into another USB port to see if it works. If you have connected the drive via USB hub, connect it to computer itself.
Then, if you can see the drive in Disk Management but not in This PC, you take measures narrative in previous part. You can employ professional hard drive diagnostic software to check if you have to replace this external hard drive. If you open it, you can receive an error, like " X drive is not accessable access is denied ".
In such a case, you can format external hard drive to certain file system compatible with Windows system. It allows you to format external hard drive like Samsung and WD external hard drive etc. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help.
Thanks for your feedback. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. As an outdated device driver can also be a cause, it is highly advisable to update it from the drive manufacturer support by following the below steps:.
Choose Windows Update and then click the Check for updates selection. Wait for the update to complete. If an update is published in the Windows Update service, updates will be downloaded and installed automatically.
Expand the branch to look for the hard drive in question. When prompt says the command is executed successfully, close Command window and restart your PC. Note : make sure that you are running diskpart on the correct hard drive to make sure that no data is wiped. Reboot your PC. Check whether the hard drive is in the list of all connected drives. If it does not appear, it could probably be because the hard drive is not connected properly. Another case is you disabled the hard drive in BIOS before.
You can check if it is enabled or check if the destined hard drive is enabled. If not, allow it, exit the BIOS, and restart the system. A hard drive malfunction may be caused by faulty wiring or damaged ports. If after doing this, the hard drive remains undiscoverable, the problem may be on the cables.
You can try replacing old cables with new ones and check to see if the drive is now listed as a connected drive. If you do not have any prior knowledge about hard drive cables and ports, do not attempt to do this method on your own. It would be better to approach an IT expert who knows their way around computers to avoid damaging your system further. Click on the Start menu and enter cmd in the search box.
Use "Filter" or "Search" to find the lost files on the selected hard drive. Select all the files you want and click "Recover", and browse another secure location to save them.
Make sure to save the recovered files to another secure location before making the hard drive showing up and ensuring it's safe to save files again. After retrieving all your precious files, you can now create a new partition to make your hard disk show up and usable again on the computer.
Right-click the unallocated space of your hard drive and choose "New Simple Volume Step 4. Set the volume size, assign a drive letter to the volume, and set NTFS as the file system, and click "Next". Step 5. Click "Finish" when Disk Management shows it has created a new volume on your hard drive.
Applies to: Fix hard drive not showing up in File Explorer error caused by conflicted drive letter or hard drive has no drive letter. When the drive letter of your hard drive conflicts with another drive letter on the computer, the hard drive will show as New Volume in Disk Management.
As a result, it won't show up in File Explorer. So, the best way to make your hard drive show up is to change its drive letter. Here are the steps to do that:.
In Disk Management, right-click the hard drive marked as New Volume or the partition doesn't have a drive letter. Select "Change Drive Letter and Paths". In the new window, click "Change". Assign a new drive letter to your external or internal hard drive and click "OK".
Applies to: Fix hard drive not showing up in File Explorer, hard disk has a yellow exclamation mark in Disk Management. If your hard drive has a yellow exclamation mark in Disk Management under the Disk Driver section, it means that the drive driver is outdated. Find and right-click the problematic external or internal drive and select "Update driver". Wait for the driver to be updated, then reboot your computer.
Afterward, you can check whether the hard drive shows up or not. Most of the time, if your hard drive is a brand new disk, you need to initialize it first. Then, create a new partition on it and enable it in BIOS. Go to "Disk Management", right-click your new hard disk, and choose "Initialize Disk".
Right-click on the unallocated space in your new hard drive and select "New Simple Volume Set the volume size, drive letter, and file system as NTFS for the new hard drive. Hence, checking whether your hard drive is disabled in BIOS is necessary. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to choose "Integrated Peripherals" and hit "Enter".
If you are having a similar issue on a USB flash drive or external disk, all the provided fixes above can help.
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