- How to reformat my passport if cannot find drive how to#
- How to reformat my passport if cannot find drive install#
When I connect the drive, it shows in Disk Management and the Safely Remove Hardware icon, but I can't get it to populate in File Explorer. Running Windows 10 on an Asus K55N and connecting a Seagate Free Agent Go Flex Desk 2TB external drive. I know there are a million posts about this issue, but I haven't come across one that fixed my issue and I really don't want to have to shell out a ton of money recovering my data. Seagate external hard drive not showing up. This is what people described as external hard disk detected but not showing in My Computer.
If you find the external hard disk showing up in Disk Management as unallocated/not initialized/offline, it would be easy to fix the external hard drive not recognized problem (refer to Method 2: Check & Fix the Drive in Disk Management below). Browse the drives list to look for your external disk.
How to reformat my passport if cannot find drive how to#
How to reformat my passport if cannot find drive install#
Method 9: Install the Latest Chipset Drivers for Motherboard.Method 8: Disable USB Selective Suspend Setting.Method 7: Install the Latest Windows Updates.Bonus Tip: How to Recover Files from External Hard Drive Not Detected.Method 2: Check & Fix the Drive in Disk Management.Method 1: Turn to Different USB Port or Computer.