5 Ways to Fix External Hard Drive Not Showing Up ✅

[@lasu7712]

One of the problems of "Not Showing Up" is ... not showing up, neither in Disk Management nor DISKPART. So methods 2, 4, 5 are not applicable since the drive is not visible. 1 is on hope of the problem is not the drive itself, 3 as well. In fact, none of the methods can solve the problem "not showing up" due to the drive's problem.

[@RockSchneider]

None of those methods worked for me, the hdd dosent show up, so how can I check any of the other methods? This titles they put on these videos should be fixed.

[@lasu7712]

@@RockSchneider Of course that it does not work, because the topic mentioned in the video requires that the system SEEs the HD correctly, that is contrary to the title. Therefore my previous comment was to say that the video is bla bla bla... talk for nothing .... in a polite way, the video did not answer anything to the title it incites to look to... Yes, you are right, the title was probably just to attract people looking the video, what's a pity (or a shame), just a way to get money that is the most important here! And the name of the channel should be fixed too! Anyway, I am going to let YT to avoid proposing me video from this channel. It's a waste of time.

[@azutop1]

@@lasu7712 So sad....What a pity...

[@Oscuros]

@@lasu7712 "incites to look to" that's not English, don't use words you don't understand what they mean. ...did not answer anything the title purports to, pretends to. Incitement is January 6th, not the same.

[@samiesammy4268]

Here’s the solution , I found it by mistake , I reallly hope you see. This , I’m so happy that I found. It rn . go to control panel tap system and security then tap storage spaces it will appear there , now whaat you did is click on create a storage space and it should be smooth sailing from there

[@roguephoenix]

how can you use any of these if the disk is not even showing up? all these require the disk to be visible.

[@XRAF-633]

That is because these videos are 90% Bullshit ( Toro Mierda for you Spanish speaking people ) The vieo presentation and solutions FAIL to take many of the REAL problem into consideration. The presented solutions make a lot of false assumptions. Neither are the risks of additional damage that can be caused with these solutions is being mentioned. Thus it should be noted that some of these solutions will make the problem much worse.

[@jodibrooklyn1033]

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[@TheChamberRoomExperience]

Great. but for me, it is a situation where my external hard drive was not showing up. This is NOT waht this video is about. time I will never gt back

[@zanker28]

Thanks a lot. I did not know I had to initialize a new hard disk. They don't tell you in the instructions. You're a life saver.

[@cleverfiles]

You are welcome!

[@slaywee]

i have same problem, but my problem wont be solve with any of the methods. I have 1TB WD passport ext HDD which was password protected, however i remove the password bcz it was bugging me alot and after that my drive wont show up. i tried everything even my last resort of using CMD and it found almost 1000 line of address error that need to be fixed, now the problem for me is that cmd is taking way too much time like its taking over 120 hours which i don't have much time and the time keeps on going forward. So i cancelled the cmd and tried using it on other systems or laptop but now i think i completely destroyed the drive bcz now it wont show up at all, not even on cmd it gives error. help?

[@cleverfiles]

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[@Youcantphazeme24]

MacBook Pro user, I have a LaCie that was working just fine. I was uploading photos from a wedding I stepped away and came back to my desk and the one the screen it said that my LaCie didn’t eject properly, weird since no one was near my desk. I was trying to figure it out and in the process I erased all my photos over 1TB. Found you guys and it seems like it’s working well. My question is how ever Can I recover all my files to my desktop and once they are saved can I re put them back to my hard drive? Since you mention not to recover them back to the hard drive but somewhere else

[@cleverfiles]

Yes. We don't recommend to recover files to the same drive so that the original files wouldn't get overwritten. Once you've successfully recovered files to a different drive, you can copy them back.

[@sohelreza9141]

My external hard drive works well when I use it in USB 2 but don't work in USB 3. My computer has only USB 3. I bought a USB hub with both USB 2 & 3 and use the external hard drive in USB 2 of that hub. It works fine.

[@LivingDisaster_]

At 3:46 I can't see ''Change Drive Letters and Path'' only one available for me is ''Delete Volume'' Any idea how to fix it?

[@Mijehake]

Same Here @CleverFiles

[@XRAF-633]

One cannot change a DRIVE LETTER when the HDD is not being recognized and thus NOT showing any DRIVE LETTER

[@OtisJCW]

When I open disk management, both the external SSDs that I plug in show up as "Disk 2 partition 1" etc., when I right click them all of the options such as open and change drive letter are greyed out. Also when I go to the eject devices button on my task bar, the drives show up there with the option to safely eject them, but no letter path for me to find them in explorer. Both of these SSDs show up on my dad's laptop and can have files moved from them and to them from that laptop. My PC is a windows and my Dad's laptop is a mac. I can provide more info if that is useful.

[@cleverfiles]

Your SSDs might have a files system that is not fully supported/compatible on another platform.

[@rnorsg5576]

Great tutorial . Thanks . Using Disk Drill can I recover data from an external drive that appears to have been damaged due to a power surge ? At some point there was a burnt smell coming out from the external drive . I also have an older computer that Best Buy had wiped out its internal hard drive without telling me upfront. Probably they did some reformatting, but I’m not sure. Can I still recover it also by using Disk Drill ? If yes, I guess I would have to buy an external case and place that old laptop’s harddrive in it , then connect it to my working laptop to start the investigation process. Correct ? Thanks so much for your help in advanced.

[@cleverfiles]

If your drive is recognized by your computer as well as Disk Drill, you're welcome to scan it. If you can find and fully preview your files, it is a guaranteed recovery. You can try Disk Drill basic for that, it is free.

[@marlin1814]

Thanks for this, at the point in step 2 where I have selected ‘initialize’ an error message comes up ‘device not ready’, any thoughts ?

[@cleverfiles]

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[@amassleadltd]

Thank you, especially for giving us five different ways. No 1 through 3 did not work for me but the fourth was gold. And I have learned a lot just within minutes of watching your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@cleverfiles]

You're welcome 🙌

[@zapniles8609]

Brilliant - your "Method #2" worked for me! For the past few days I've been frantically watching numerous videos for possible solutions and you are the ONLY one I've found who's mentioned this particular method. So thanks a ton!!!

[@cleverfiles]

Glad it helped!

[@sweetdeejay930]

I tried all your methods. And what a bummer. It will cost me a lot of money to take it to a technician. Thank you. This question has nothing to do with the hard drive. I'm hoping I can get an answer. Could you let me know where you bought that mike? The clarity is awesome

[@gopalakrishnanchidambaram59]

I couldn't see my corrupted external drive in Disk Management, so I am not able to Format. Any help please?

[@cleverfiles]

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[@40splishsplash]

Well, the problem is that the external hard drive doesn't show up on my PC any longer (same as the title of your video), so I can't really use any of these methods.

[@JLa748]

I was unable to get the disk management to pass the "connecting to virtual Disk Service". I have two new disks in a 3-bay external drive reader, old ones working normal, these new ones make noises and vibration as soon as connected but do not appear in windows 10. is there any alternate suggestion to inicialize them you could share? Thanks.

[@cleverfiles]

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[@bbqprophet9429]

I have a WD external drive. It was not working at all and did not show up on my PC window 10. I checked cables and determined cables are good. I opened up the case and removed the USB / power supply circuit board. I installed the hard drive into the PC and connected the SATA and power cable. The drive will only show up in the "Disk Management" and it states that he drive needs to be initialized. I down loaded Drill Disk and that drive does not show up in the program. My question is How do I know if there is any data on this drive?

[@cleverfiles]

Your WD external drive shows up in Disk Management but requires initialization, which could indicate a corrupted file system. Initializing the drive might erase data. Consider sending your drive to the professional data recovery service.

[@bras7s]

How can you do most of this if the drive does not show up anywhere?

[@kartofffel1595]

Changing the letter did the trick, thanks!

[@cleverfiles]

Great!

[@marcovanderbank7361]

It shows up on diskpart and disk management. Usb stick immediately shows when plugged in but none of my external drives show up, the hdd's immediately show up on other pc's.

[@marcovanderbank7361]

Just had to assign a drive letter to the hdd.

[@TriplePistol]

What do i do when CRC error pops up when doing method 2, initialization and method 5,format? What's the problem in this case?

[@cleverfiles]

A CRC error means that the cyclic redundancy check has detected damaged or incomplete files. Please contact us at [e-mail] for further assistance.

[@DJGillman]

Thanks! The Disk Management initialize method worked a treat, now my harddrive shows up. 👌🏻

[@cleverfiles]

Glad it helped!

[@teddyclifton9101]

How could you possibly use any of the 5 options if your drive did NOT show up?????

[@chadz8632]

thank you so much. i plugged it in and i didn't see it show up, i followed your steps to disk management and got to format it from there

[@cleverfiles]

Glad we could help!

[@ianwakeling4863]

Hi there. Having used disk drill on an external hard drive and extracted what I was after I can no longer view the ext hard drive when I plug it back in. Is there anything I can do? Whilst the laptop recognizes the hard drive it only shows up in disk management showing a removable "No Media" and the box to the right is all grey shade. I was hoping that your quick fix here would of helped. Many thanks

[@cleverfiles]

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[@darlenetito2868]

Hello, My hard drive seems to be part of time stamp number 3, my question is though: can i still see all the saved data from the drive after doing the simple volume option? Thanks a lot for this informative video btw :)

[@cleverfiles]

If you are referring to running a troubleshooter, yes, it should keep all your data intact.

[@neilmirchandani1744]

Wow you literally sorted an issue that I was struggling for nearly an hour with within just 5 mins. Thanks dude

[@cleverfiles]

Happy to help! :-)

[@jeremyhanson701]

Fixed! Thank you so much! Was given a 3TB hard drive and was going crazy trying to get it working! In the end I formatted it and then initialised it in the way you showed. Great video!

[@robbey10]

Thank you for getting to the point. There should be more KZbinrs such as you.

[@WeeAddy]

My drive isn't even appearing in the Disk Management section, so I can't assign a new letter or format it. It was fine when I purchased it, worked for a few weeks, would occasionally drop connection at random, and then one day it just stopped working altogether. When plugged in the USB connection noise plays, the light on the drive is on, and you can hear it spinning, but after 2mins or so the disconnect noise plays - but the light stays on. I've no idea what's wrong with it, or how to fix it, or if it's fixable at all.

[@cleverfiles]

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[@715series]

HELP! Mac Sonoma 14.6.1 I purchased the pro version but it's not recovering the full 1gb file or 40gb file. only upto 500MB. please my lacie 4tb is not showing up on my macstudio. I tried everything but it's really not doing anything

[@cleverfiles]

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[@herhepolis7806]

You have a video but in Mac?

[@cleverfiles]

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[@No1Mellenhead]

I noticed you left (Perform a quick format) checked, wont this erase all the information on the disc?

[@cleverfiles]

Yes, performing a quick format on a disk will erase all the information stored on it. A quick format removes the file system structure from the disk, effectively wiping out any existing data. However, it doesn't overwrite the entire disk with zeroes, so it's possible for data recovery tools to retrieve some of the information after a quick format. So try this method if nothing else works.

[@No1Mellenhead]

@@cleverfiles My hard drive 20 tb WD duel drives 10 tb each which I cant access does show up on another app that you showed me in another video Disk Drill, but I don't have a hard drive big enough to back up to. I've ordered a WD 44 tb hard drive from Amazon which is supposed to arrive tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be able to back up to that. I don't think anything is wrong with the HD's, I think I have a power cycling problem. Oh, by the way I had to go on Amazon and order a Hard Drive Reader IDE SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter to access the drives.

[@No1Mellenhead]

Looks like it's going to take about 214 hrs to back up one of these drives and then there's the other one, geeeee.

[@BonMooney]

nearly all of these fixes depend on being able to see the drive to click on it - I acn't see it - it sodesnt register as being connected at all

[@cleverfiles]

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[@MinesAGuinness]

When I go to Disk Management, it doesn't appear at all in the top window of drives. In the lower panel, It displays as 'Disk 1, Unknown, Not initialised.' The area to the right of this has nothing displayed. I right-click, and select 'Initialize Disk'. I select GPT, which has been auto-selected for me. And then a box appears saying 'Virtual Disk Manager - Incorrect function.' I have no idea what to do now.

[@cleverfiles]

The "Virtual Disk Manager - Incorrect function" error usually indicates a connection or hardware issue. First, check the drive's connection, try different ports or cables, and test it on another computer. If the problem persists, use the diskpart command in Command Prompt to clean the disk, then attempt initialization again. Additionally, run a diagnostic tool to check the drive's health, and ensure it's recognized in BIOS/UEFI. If these steps fail, consider using third-party partitioning software or consult a data recovery service.

[@ArinPat]

my 1TB internal HDD not showing in disk management :( PLZ help

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[@MaricoStuurman]

Hello my external hard drive is working fine on my laptop but if I plug it into my TV it doesn't work or show like before

[@mauricemelvinimages2875]

Help! I could not any farther than 'Initialize the drive' - I got the error message: 'Data Error (cyclic redundancy check). I did it again and followed up to step #3 to the diagnostics... still nothing. What am I missing? The externatl hard drive is: 12tb Avolusion. I will keep trying. In advance, Thank you!

[@cleverfiles]

First, ensure all cables are securely connected and try different ports. Run chkdsk X: /f /r (replace X with the drive letter) in Command Prompt as an administrator to check and fix errors. If the issue persists, use third-party recovery tools like Disk Drill. Also, try connecting the drive to another computer. If these steps fail and the data is critical, consider professional data recovery services.

[@mauricemelvinimages2875]

@@cleverfiles The disk is brand new just open the box yesterday, so nothing is on it. I am in Disk Management, and it shows Disk 1 being 'Unknown 11176.00 GB Not Initialized' It recognized the disk being there, but I cannot initialize it (now greyed out) nor go farther. I will keep researching and follow up with a professional. Thank you for the video and your following up.

[@mauricemelvinimages2875]

UPDATE! It is working and all I see is USB-HDD (D:) Properties. I guess it took some time to work since it was a large disk.

[@momomochiii]

Will following any of these steps erase any potential data on the hard drive?

[@cleverfiles]

No, your data should be safe.

[@ryandriyudianto6392]

my external drive works normally on my laptop but not on my pc. didnt even showing in disk management. tried different port still no luck. suggestion? bios setup things maybe?

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[@azutop1]

Thank you! I love this video...simple and straightforward. Really solve my problem in minutes. I had been watching others videos but none seems to help.

[@cleverfiles]

Glad it helped!

[@iamlorddems3859]

One issue my drive is not showing up in disk management. The original name of my drive is showing up in the safely remove hardware and media though. Help

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[@krishanpandey6721]

Sir I can see that my har drive is connect bcoz can see exit option but can not see hard disc in computer so can not use these method even I possible see my hard disc in t.v. and mobile phone as well

[@cleverfiles]

In thiis case, check Device Manager and Disk Management to see if it’s detected, and assign a drive letter if needed. Try a different USB port or cable, as that might be the issue. Ensure any external power supply is connected, and update USB drivers via Device Manager. If none of these work, professional recovery may be necessary.

[@PFinkoloTL87]

Hi, it wont even let me change drive letter and paths... Help!

[@cleverfiles]

Try changing the drive letter using Disk Management with administrative privileges. If that doesn't work, use Command Prompt with Diskpart to assign a letter and remove write protection (attributes disk clear readonly). If these steps fail, check for hardware issues. If you still can't access the drive, consider using data recovery software like Disk Drill to retrieve your files.

[@mustafagargis8493]

When i hit the initialize the drive it says the request failed due to a fatal device hardware error. could you please help me ?

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[@ChiaPepper]

Love this video. A lot of other tuts did not go over every possibility you did and the way you showed it was super easy and informative. Thank you so much for the help!

[@cleverfiles]

Glad it was helpful!

[@keraaevans334]

I keep getting a pop-up that says "The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error" . what does that mean ?

[@cleverfiles]

In this case it's important to check if the hard drive is initialized. An uninitialized hard drive can sometimes cause this error.

[@miss.parker6554]

Mines not showing up on my disk management do u know how to fix that it’s on my laptop

[@cleverfiles]

Try initializing it if it shows as "Not Initialized," and assign a drive letter if it's missing. Create a new volume if the drive appears "Unallocated." Update the drive's drivers via Device Manager, and run a disk check using chkdsk in Command Prompt.

[@youngmateoFR]

None of this worked 😢 i tried everything. Pluging it to a diffrent computer, changing the cable, all the commands, i just dont know what to do atp. I isn't a new disc. I had it for a year and it did not have any issues. Yesterday it randomly disapeared

[@marksanders768]

Why are options such as "Change Drive Letter" greyed out?

[@cleverfiles]

This can occur if you lack administrative privileges, the drive is in use, or it is a system drive. Additionally, the drive might be in an unreadable state, or there could be restrictions due to group policies or bugs in the Disk Management tool.

[@Anthonybb78]

If I initialize my unallocated hdd w data will it erase the data

[@cleverfiles]

Yes, initializing a hard drive with data that is currently unallocated will erase the partitioning information, but typically not the actual data itself-at least not immediately. However, initializing it may make it harder to recover the data, depending on the method you use.

[@soarstar]

Thankya! Just purchased a hard drive, not realizing it was supposed to be for internal use (doh). Got a SATA adapter and nothing. Simple initializing and off we go.

[@wesd6541]

Thank you. I spent hours going through Microsoft’s answers for this problem, which lead to nothing but more frustration. While watching your video I tried each solution. My pc was fixed in less than 5 minutes. THANK YOU…THANK YOU…THANK YOU.

[@cleverfiles]

You're welcome! 🙌

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

I have a 3 Tb drive with [roughly] 1 Tb listed as 'unallocated'. I was given this disk and I do not know what may have been on it before I got it, but because it had an operating system on it I did not want on it, I simply reformatted it, but had never actually checked its contents. Now, however, I find that roughly 1/3 of the drive can not be accessed, and I have no idea what is there, nor what I can do about it. I do not honestly care to recover what MIGHT be there, but mainly, I do not want to lose what I have on the part of the drive I have been writing irrecoverable data to [I stream on youtube, so it is original material of my own creation], while [hopefully] unlocking the rest of the drive for use. My question is, how can I remove this 'unallocated space' designation, WITHOUT destroying the material I already have? Or will I need to obtain another drive, copy my material, and then fully wipe and reformat this disk to get rid of this problem? Since this is a storage drive only, and has no operating system on it, I am not worried about anything other than protecting intellectual property of my on creation. Thank you.

[@cleverfiles]

You could try to solve this problem by updating your hard drive's driver. Open your Device Manager, right-click on the unallocated hard drive found under the Disk drive section. From the right-click menu, select Properties > Driver > Update. Here, follow all on-screen instructions and Restart your PC after the update.

[@jthomas5o158]

Does this method work for an android phone that recovery software on PC can't recognize? I am able to connect my android to my PC, and access/transfer files, but recovery software will not recognize the phone as a drive that can be scanned.

[@cleverfiles]

You can use Disk Drill for Mac to attempt to recover data from an Android phone. Disk Drill for Windows does not have this feature yet. Please mind, that Disk Drill can't be installed on a phone, you need to have a Mac computer.

[@LandonEmma]

But bro, mine still doesn't show up, even in device manager.

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[@ste1bro]

I can't change the drive letter, because the disk... doesn't show up! And when I try to initialise it, the error message 'Incorrect function' appears. So I'm stuck :(

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[@JB-tz9pi]

does Disk Drill recover the original file names?

[@cleverfiles]

Thanks for commenting! File names and folder structure are metadata that quite often can't be recovered. To increase the recovery chances make sure to run the "All Recovery methods" scan on the whole drive. If you only run Deep Scan, the metadata is lost. Please also see the suggestions in this article: www.cleverfiles.com/help/why-dont-my-recovered-files-have-their-original-names/

[@nia995]

What if the drive is not showing up in mac, not showing up in disk drill

[@osagienoel9053]

How can I get an activation code? It refused to recover without an activation code.

[@cleverfiles]

You can get it here www.cleverfiles.com/pro.html

[@osagienoel9053]

@@cleverfiles I need to pay for it? Is there a way I can get one without paying? I really need my files🥺🥺😭😭

[@mrsausageii1585]

Nice Video - but I would like to voice a question that many have asked but you have not answered - When a drive does not show up in Disk Management nor DISKPART what then Mr CleverFiles?

[@cleverfiles]

In this case, check the physical connections and try different ports or cables. Verify the drive is recognized in the BIOS/UEFI settings. Update motherboard or SATA/RAID controller drivers and try connecting the drive to another computer. If the issue persists, use a Linux Live CD/USB to check for recognition there. If none of these steps work, the drive may be faulty and professional data recovery might be needed if the data is critical.

[@Strider9655]

Power is almost always the problem, most USB ports put out a very accurate 5v, most USB cables have a resistance or develop a contact resistance over time, this resistance causes a small voltage drop, so when the drive spins up, it tries to pull more current, which creates a larger voltage drop and then if it goes below say 4.8v the drive goes into a spin up/down loop. This is why they used to supply a "y cable" with external drives and why I used to only buy 3.5" external drives, with their own power supplies.

[@NonaPrince2]

My hard disk is not showing up only in disk management

[@cleverfiles]

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[@NoName-fo6ps]

Me: "This might be a lengthy process" Video: "Try a different USB port" Me: "This aint gonna work but I'll give it a shot" *It works* Me: "Well I'll be damned"

[@Sarah-em6dq]

I can open and access my seagate drive on my Mac normally, but it doesn't work on my Windows PC. I don't have the option to initialize the drive either. :(

[@J4rn0]

"Not showing up on windows" goes to disk management in WINDOWS...

[@EnforcerGG]

Truee

[@tohamthefirst]

When I try to initialize the drive, it responds with "fatal device hardware error". Is there a way to fix this?

[@cleverfiles]

A "fatal device hardware error" often indicates a serious hard drive problem. First, check physical connections and try the drive on another computer. Ensure the drive is detected in BIOS and run diagnostics using tools like CrystalDiskInfo or smartctl. Update drivers and firmware, and if possible, attempt data recovery with software like Disk Drill. If the issue persists and the data is critical, consider professional recovery services or replacing the drive.

[@johnlop-wq8dp]

hiii, wow straight to the point, new sus :). i have an issue and i havent found info on it, the power went out while i was transfering files to my external hard drive and now i get the i/o error, my pc does detect it but i cant copy any files to my pc, is there a way to create a back up? its 600gb full of 3d models ive worked on and dont want to lose them u_u

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[@Fenyxclips]

I was struggling to figure out how to connect mine and method 2 helped a lot!

[@deltabravo1257]

0:41 Fractal Designs Define PC case! I have the same in the XL version. Your software saved the day for an SD card I am using.

[@cleverfiles]

Happy to help!

[@leperlord7078]

My ext SSD shows on a win 7 and a win 8 machine,but not my win 10 machine It does not show in disc management,so it cannot be initialized All my other NON ssd ext drives show in win 10 Is there a fix for that? Cheers

[@cleverfiles]

Make sure that you have the latest drivers installed for your SSD. You can check the manufacturer's website for the most up-to-date drivers and compatibility with Windows 10.

[@leperlord7078]

@@cleverfiles Dang i am dumb You mean drivers for the U green device? i have everything else updated

[@djs12007]

external HD's usually have a very specific connector, so you can't use a different cable for it. You can't use a Western Digital Cable on a SeaGate HD or vice versa.

[@Strider9655]

I have not seen this, but I buy drives and separate caddies, not a branded unit. IF they do this, it's to stop you using low quality generic USB leads, which they know will eventually cause power issues.

[@harpalsolanki627]

DEAR SIR , SHOW DISK MANAGEMENT IN BUT "THE REQUEST FAILED DUE TO A FATAL DEVICE HARDWARE ERROR." SO PLEASE HELP ME..

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[@michaeltaylor1026]

worked so well thanks for your information

[@bradleydawson565]

Hi, my external hard drive not showing up and seems to be completely unresponsive. Any suggestions?

[@cleverfiles]

There must be a hardware problem that prevents its detection by the computer. So, we recommend you take it to a local Data Recovery Center.

[@sharpnoodle378]

worked like a charm, had to initialize the hard drive within the disk management. thank you brother, the new lesson is much appreciated, thank you once again :)

[@cleverfiles]

Welcome 👍

[@JohnOceanShark]

It doesn't show up on disk management or disk drill, rip, but the light on the hard drive is on

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[@hideotlan]

Hello. My LaCie externsl HDD not show up at disc management aswell.... Edit: problem solved. Looks like not work on USB port i tryed before. When i connected my LaCie external hdd on USB port (at right side) that i used to connect mouse it work already now and mouse working on rear side USB port now where hdd didn't worked.

[@Kanker0]

My issue was a mix between method 2 and 4. My storage was already allocated and I couldnt change the drive letter because none of the options were available besides “Delete Volume.” I simply deleted the volume which caused the drive to become unallocated. I then followed the steps of method 2 and it fixed my issue

[@Mijehake]

Yea but what about keeping the data? I need to save the data and i'm having this issue and don't want to wipe the drive?

[@AndySomething]

Thank you. I had to initialise the drive. Very helpful 😊

[@LORDSAMZYGAMING]

It's not showing anything when I opened disk management

[@cleverfiles]

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[@T22D12]

Mine is not showing at all... I've tried all method, yet no positive results

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[@codscientist4877]

Hi, can somebody help me, I can hear when I connect my external HDD on PC and I can even find it in task manager with 0% usage, but whenever I try to initialize the disk, it says Data error (cyclic redundancy check). Anyone know how to fix that?

[@cleverfiles]

If your drive fails to initialize you might need to send your drive to the Data Recovery Center for repair. Please find more details here: www.cleverfiles.com/salvage/

[@GringoBRGTreagindo]

same issue here, I don't care for lost files since the hdd is blank, I just want to use it, but the cyclic redundancy chech error won't let my device to initialize

[@matt759537]

changing the drive letter worked for me, great video!

[@cleverfiles]

Glad it helped!

[@TheOne_p]

My Samsung 970 evo pro won’t show up in disk management, it does show up in the bios and if I make a storage pool it’s there

[@cleverfiles]

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[@julieb3240]

Initializing the drive worked for me. Not sure why I had to do it on one PC and not the other. Anywho, thanks!

[@cleverfiles]

You are welcome!

[@Ep1cBramb10]

WARNING. Initializing a hard drive WILL WIPE IT CLEAN. You may be saying, "well if it isn't initialized, then that means it doesn't have anything on it". THIS IS NOT TRUE. The only instance I know of is with hard drives formatted by the Nintendo Wii U console, but there are probably other instances of this. Windows didn't warn me, nobody warned me, and now a bunch of my Wii U data is gone.

[@cla1814]

The data is not wiped is there. Stop using the drive, don't write anything to it and use a data recovery tool.

[@Ep1cBramb10]

@@cla1814 well yeah, that's the plan, the problem is then how I proceed to use the hard drive that will still be viewed as unactivated. Linux or some other programs maybe?

[@luciaaa8434]

For Method #4, my mobile drive is not showing up in the upper area of the disk management window, but it shown as an unknown disk at the bottom. What can I do😭

[@cleverfiles]

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[@hifiguy77]

Thank you! Had no idea I could find and initialize unrecognized drives under disk management (didn't realize to scroll down to find it; or to right click it for options). You just saved my four drives I was about to recycle!

[@cleverfiles]

Glad I could help!

[@gabeprieto1822]

don't really drop comments on tutorials, but damn bro. effective, simple, and straight to the point with many solutions. amazing video brotha 🤝

[@cleverfiles]

Thank you for your feedback:)

[@luciaviki]

You just saved my day, I have an older external disk that was not showing up on my pc. Since I wasn't finding the original cable I was using more recent cables. I thought I had lost all my family pictures....and watching this video, the part where you mentioned the usb 2.0 cable hit me! I found the original cable and it worked, man I'm so happy 😆I never would of thought of this but the cable is much thicker and it was the solution!!! Thank you so much for this video. 🙏💪

[@cleverfiles]

Happy to help! 🙌

[@sheapyfpv8224]

Really helpful cheers mate 👍

[@Jbags369]

dude is a lifesaver

[@Megakev]

You sir! Are a legend, made my day. Perfect vid 🙏👍.

[@cleverfiles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@aidenwattam9782]

Very Helpful!

[@nobodyxxvi3499]

Changing the letter did it for me. Thank you so much!!

[@cleverfiles]

Glad it helped!

[@icyking5323]

my drive doesn't even show up I plug it in I see the drive is on but its not connecting what do I do?

[@cleverfiles]

In this case, you might need to send your drive to the Data Recovery Center for repair. Please find more details here: www.cleverfiles.com/salvage/

[@masterofwhispers]

Dude, THANK YOU! Changing the Drive Letter worked for me!

[@cleverfiles]

Glad it helped!

[@AnimatorGuy12]

Thankyou straight to the point! Great video

[@cleverfiles]

Happy to help :-)

[@Scathaxx]

holy hell man, thankyou so much. i have been trying to make get my Seagate Expansion HDD to work, and this video helped me out so damn much, almost felt like i spent hundreds on a 4TB drive for nothing

[@cleverfiles]

Happy to help! 🙌