EASY! External Hard Drive Not Showing Up In My Computer

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  • In this video, I'm going to show you how we FIXED an External Drive Not Showing up in Windows 10. This only took us less than 4 minutes to complete and you too can fix your external hard drive not detected by Windows.
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  • @CallThatGeek
    @CallThatGeek  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @RebelPride1993
    @RebelPride1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    For those who come across the problem of it being all grayed out on each option. just hit "delete volume" then select "new volume' and it will let you format and add a drive letter then it should be working fine!

  • @HiFiDaddy
    @HiFiDaddy ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your video. I have had a problem similar for over a year and a half. You made it so straight forward and simple. It helped me to get my Fiio amp/player drive up and running "showing up now"! Thanks again! I'm subscribing now!

  • @mrwhit8859
    @mrwhit8859 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are such a life saver I've spent about 2 hours trying to get mine to work. Thanks for a great video

  • @antiscorpio3262
    @antiscorpio3262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER I SPENT SO MUCH TIME FIGURING OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND YOU HELP ME SO MUCH THANK YOU!!

  • @BOBBY-rr7nq
    @BOBBY-rr7nq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for this video. I am 75 and was racking my brain for for 3 days trying to fix this Toshiba 500gb external. Persistence pays off! WHOOPIE!

  • @saneeshtv
    @saneeshtv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much!! Helped a lot ❤️

  • @sassy1011
    @sassy1011 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This worked great. I used it to format to NTFS and assign a letter path for my new Seagate 5TB. Thanks!

  • @joes5829
    @joes5829 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. I followed your advice and it worked great!!!

  • @Dj_zolrya
    @Dj_zolrya ปีที่แล้ว

    Man I just want to say I appreciate this video I have been working on this issue for about a week now and finally got it resolved appreciate it please make more videos of such nature

  • @akshathkamoda3605
    @akshathkamoda3605 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, you are an absolute live saver, legend.

  • @zajjimoorejr.4186
    @zajjimoorejr.4186 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a lot!!! big help!! more blessing for you man...

  • @georgemickel6608
    @georgemickel6608 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, fixed 4 external hard drives,, thank you! Liked and subbed ✅

  • @AimeeCVaj
    @AimeeCVaj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    just a simple rename helped since my drive was already healthy! Thanks a bunch!

  • @itinerant8572
    @itinerant8572 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful big thankyou

  • @Suresholee
    @Suresholee ปีที่แล้ว

    You help lot. Thanks

  • @BIGDADDYKNOWSBEST1011
    @BIGDADDYKNOWSBEST1011 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are the ♂️ man!! I got a 2 TB hard drive from Amazon from a off brand manufacturer. I hooked it up to the computer but the computer didn't show it. After watching 👀 your video I was able to get the hard drive to show on the computer 💻.

  • @frentufn4915
    @frentufn4915 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video thanks

  • @lildray89
    @lildray89 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank You my friend 😎💪🏽

  • @codysmiddy5401
    @codysmiddy5401 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!

  • @MechInfantry2AD
    @MechInfantry2AD 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this. I was trying to clone an nvme Forney new pc and this tricked made my drive appear. Great video. Subbed.

  • @kelechiemmanuel9967
    @kelechiemmanuel9967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    IT WORKED FOR ME THANKS

  • @mufns
    @mufns 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you!

  • @charlottereidling773
    @charlottereidling773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What if the external drive doesnt show up in the disk command?

    • @Noid1220
      @Noid1220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've got the same problem and i haven't seen a video tackling this

    • @charlottereidling773
      @charlottereidling773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Noid1220 Yeah same. I really cant find anything and i dont think its fixable

    • @Noid1220
      @Noid1220 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charlottereidling773 i do know that the drive still works because my phone recognizes it and can even see the files.

    • @abdennourelhadda1763
      @abdennourelhadda1763 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you guys found any solutions for this yet ? I'm stuck as well

    • @prettylittlediaries4690
      @prettylittlediaries4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@abdennourelhadda1763 same :(

  • @animalcrossinggrlfriend9358
    @animalcrossinggrlfriend9358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    mine wont give me an option to format , what do i do :(

  • @edealexander3693
    @edealexander3693 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @estrelavapeshop9946
    @estrelavapeshop9946 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! Its fixed :)

  • @indiebandreject
    @indiebandreject 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you are the absolute best

  • @benitogaming5914
    @benitogaming5914 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much appreciated for the help 😎

    • @CallThatGeek
      @CallThatGeek  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No problem 👍

  • @linuxinside6504
    @linuxinside6504 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    u saved the day brooo thanks

  • @mossa8360
    @mossa8360 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Worked fine for me!

  • @abhisheksingh-gw1is
    @abhisheksingh-gw1is 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thnx. i had problem wiwth drive letters and i was so worried. Chaning drive letters to something else fixed the issue

  • @blanca1018
    @blanca1018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi. Thank you for your useful video. I don't see any comments about anyone not seeing a Drive 1 at all. I just purchased a second HP laptop today and having the same issue of not reading my external memory drive to save pictures. Please any help is appreciated.

  • @cloudfim
    @cloudfim 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks

  • @CamouflageSK
    @CamouflageSK 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH

  • @luckyday465768
    @luckyday465768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So have you made that video about how to transfer your data out of the drive before formatting it?

    • @milosdjordjevic_photography
      @milosdjordjevic_photography ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello @luckyday Have you found solution how to transfer data of the driver before formatting? I can't find solution how to open external Hard Drive before formatting

  • @indiebandreject
    @indiebandreject 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you thank you thank you

  • @clarenceelliott2201
    @clarenceelliott2201 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you are a gift from god my boy😂

  • @noahbaker481
    @noahbaker481 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    dudeeee your a genius

  • @jamestaylor727
    @jamestaylor727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    nah the external hard drive hasnt even shown up in disk management

  • @mortneff4674
    @mortneff4674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OK, how to get your computer to see and use an External Hard Drive Docking Station for 3.5 in after you tried all the other fixes! The thing is I bought a cinolink a while ago and it works when nothing else has so i bought another one but that one was just like the others and wouldn't work. Any idea what the Compaies changed in the firmware? Or what I can do out side of buying a new Computer? I've done all the Disk management things and tried looking for driveras but so far it's a bust!

  • @A1Bokeh
    @A1Bokeh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    mine isnt popping up on the disk management I am plugging it into the usb c port on my pc .

  • @HarryMCrewsJr.
    @HarryMCrewsJr. ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks man my Xbox Seagate USB works

  • @seemaranjan7104
    @seemaranjan7104 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My WD My Passport is formatted for Imac. Now I want to use it on Windows 10 as well. Not sure of it's present format type. Kindly let me know which format should I use and how to retain the data that is already in there.

  • @inspiremor
    @inspiremor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @mooik1_88
    @mooik1_88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    tysm, helped me make out my 500gb hard drive for my retro pc was working so that i can get it alive.

  • @ErnieHernandezdesigner
    @ErnieHernandezdesigner 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mine was just missing the assigned letter drive. Thanks CTGV

  • @huehue2658
    @huehue2658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi! Badly need help. When I open Disk Management, it appears that Disk 1 is "Not Initialized".

    • @BlackHawk9eR
      @BlackHawk9eR ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, this is the same issue I'm having!

  • @JoBo431
    @JoBo431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mine doesn't show up in Disk management pls help

  • @JamesWhiting96
    @JamesWhiting96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im hoping someone can help me. I have a external drive that works on my linux pc aswell as other devices such as straight into my tv. It will not come up on my windows 11 machine. Ive tried everything in this video and nothing. the system bleeps to recognise the harddrive being plugged in but no way of actually viewing it, it also has a light on the drive indicating its getting power. Yes the usb ports work. Have tested with other drives. The harddrives formatted to NTFS which i done on the linux machine.

  • @Bambamfamily
    @Bambamfamily 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have the same passport, and it's not showing. I reviewed the video, and you mentioned you can access your old stuff once you rest? How can you retrieve it? Please help 🙏

  • @33blueroses
    @33blueroses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need to know how to get the data off before formatting. It was given to me by a recovery service but my pc won't recognize it to take the data off of it to transfer to an external meant for xbox one games ... HELP ME PLEASE!

  • @ROADWARRIOR21
    @ROADWARRIOR21 ปีที่แล้ว

    question I did everything you, expert I changed the litter because my hard drive had letter J but it would not open, after I follow what you did. now if I try to open it I get S;\ is not accessible, The request failed due to fatal device Hardware error. and it's RAW it will not format

  • @priyanshuparmar8765
    @priyanshuparmar8765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if data is saved in the hard disk .
    Is there any possibility it will not get harmed?

  • @noscope7809
    @noscope7809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank fuck i finally did it. Thank you bruh

  • @davybloggs1564
    @davybloggs1564 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My 10Tb MyBook is not seen in Windoze(10 Pro), or drive manager, although it IS seen in Device Manager, and reports working. My NAS reported an error trying to read a small partition on the drive, so I replaced it back into my Windoze PC and deleted the small partition and extended the main partition into it. Now it's not available!?! Can anyone help please? I'm thinking that WD created that small partition for some kind of boot up/launch app.

  • @noahrigler1228
    @noahrigler1228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if when u go to disk management the drive dosnt show up

  • @kurtiziii_
    @kurtiziii_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    my hard drive can run on other laptop but on my pc its not its format is ex fat it canbedetected butnot showing up what should i do..it is not also detected on disk management

  • @hyper8547
    @hyper8547 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, thx, for an awesom video, but when I right click on my hard drive I do not get the option.

  • @juanchan61
    @juanchan61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi, my external hard just doesn't want to be recognized. when I go to Disk Management, it only shows Disk: (D:) "No Media" but my external hard drive was never formatted considering I was just using it 30 minutes before it disappeared. I'm a DJ and I was just I can keep all my data before it get formatted. when I go into details, it doesn't show the disk capacity or anything. I would like to retrieve all my data. What can you suggest?

  • @TheNinjazeke
    @TheNinjazeke ปีที่แล้ว

    YOU ARE A KING THANK YOU SO FUCKIN MUCH LMAOO

  • @nathanhoffman20000
    @nathanhoffman20000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yo. Going to need a workable (I know its not supported by WD) solution for win 11 PLEASE

  • @dls541
    @dls541 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    how to check the drive to see if anything was written to it before it stopped working? the white light on my wd external drive doesnt come on, it worked on my old pc, not on new one, i tried a laptop i couldn't figure out. please help. I can still rma wd but dont want to until i verify nothing is on the drive.

  • @Cockeyed_Den8213
    @Cockeyed_Den8213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only thing that is high lighted is delete volume and Help it will not let me format it I have watch two of your video's and I can not do either one. Any Ideas?

  • @ibrahimkhurram8878
    @ibrahimkhurram8878 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Right clicking on the problem drive has everything grayed out besides "delete volume" and "help". Any advice?

  • @Brett-kw9pw
    @Brett-kw9pw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mine isn’t even coming up? I plug it in and notifies me. I did the exact same process but it didn’t show up. Any idea how to fix this issue?

  • @jaykanuck1638
    @jaykanuck1638 ปีที่แล้ว

    my issue is that my SeaGate external drive is not recognized in disk management and yet the blue light is on and is solid. It also does not display on My Computer. I have tried to connect it to another computer using different usb cable and it still does not recognize that a new device has been plugged in. I have a backup external hard drive, same model and make and plugged it in my computer and it recognized it right a way. Ha this problem once before but forgot how I fixed it. All I know is that my Data has not been deleted.

  • @miriammorales9121
    @miriammorales9121 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My WD Passport was from my Dell laptop - and all of the files work fine as long as i am connected to my Dell laptop. But now i want to use it from my HP laptop. I have already set it up on the Dell laptop, i know my password, for the HP laptop it opens up and can see folders and does not ask for a password .. i also changed the letter drive - but for some reason none of the files show up correctly. When i plug in my WD the HP does not ask for password. How do i fix this?

  • @random8410
    @random8410 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg tysm
    #

  • @ccfcomputing1269
    @ccfcomputing1269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have to add a drive letter every time I want to use it on a new pc, I have never seen this before

  • @BG57
    @BG57 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nope. My Passport Wireless Pro shows up on one laptop and also my phone but is not recognized on my new Dell XPS. Doesn't show in device manager anywhere, doesn't show in disk manager. Downloaded WD SES driver, reset and updated Passport on the working laptop but still nothing happens on the XPS.

  • @mathrocks1362
    @mathrocks1362 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HELP! My WD Passport Drive all of a sudden is not showing up on my laptop. I can hear it running, it has a light, but doesn't show. A pop up window showed up when I followed your directions and asks me to choose MBR or GBT. Which do I choose? I don't want to lose my data already on my drive. Please and THANK YOU! ☺

  • @cezarciucium5580
    @cezarciucium5580 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I take my like back!

  • @prodsadthrax
    @prodsadthrax ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So you have to delete everything on your external drive to have it format correctly on a new windows computer ?

    • @BrandyBeach
      @BrandyBeach ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s what I want to know to, I don’t want my external hard drive erased, I just want it to show up so I Can do a backup on my computer to it, so I can transfer it to my new laptop

    • @milosdjordjevic_photography
      @milosdjordjevic_photography ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BrandyBeach Hello, did you find any solution? I have same issue as you.

  • @dndplus5
    @dndplus5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My drive is Disk 2 but not showing a drive letter and is showing offline(The disk is offline because it has a signature collision with another disk that is online) any suggestions?

  • @h.mohamedzuhairdeen8766
    @h.mohamedzuhairdeen8766 ปีที่แล้ว

    My external hard drive(tosibha) 1 tb fallen from my table after it's not detected in my laptop but it's spinning. Disk 1 unkown not initialized error will occur. What i have to do pls help to resolve the issue.

  • @alanbennett9421
    @alanbennett9421 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ive had a hard drive for three weeks and its not showing up, lights still on and its still spining as I feel vibration, watched multiple videos all showing same stuff, its not showing up on anything, nothing I try helps, should I just yeet it

  • @justsomeberserkfan1653
    @justsomeberserkfan1653 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mines is a internal, and it isnt new. only recently has it stopped working. and it wont even show up on disk management. but i can hear it running.

  • @christianmontes6213
    @christianmontes6213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    All i needed was to assign the drive letter, which it did have but somehow lost it? Anyway, thanks!

  • @ChorltonBrook
    @ChorltonBrook 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My drive is lit up and I can feel it running but it's not showing up on disk management

  • @fernandoguillen9894
    @fernandoguillen9894 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    when i plug mine in and i open disk managment it is stuck and says " Connecting to to Virtual Disk Service" what should I do?

  • @gabrieladekola9762
    @gabrieladekola9762 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, but i can't fine a way to fix mine yet. It is a "WD My Passport Ultra". Had a WD encrypted in it. So, before i can access it will show the volume letter for the encrypted before allowing me to access it. Now it only showing me a volume lick a CD plate and that after several minutes of plug in. So the volume appears and disappear. what can i do to fix this sir?

    • @gabrieladekola9762
      @gabrieladekola9762 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I tried Disk Management, And it shows this.
      Disk 1
      Unknown
      Not Initialized

  • @archholder185
    @archholder185 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The drive is formatted correctly, NTFS, Windows 10 still does not recognize the WD Passport. What now? Do you have a video on this problem?

  • @Platan0Man
    @Platan0Man ปีที่แล้ว

    my only options are delete or help no format options

  • @bichonbc
    @bichonbc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This would be really helpful, but mine won't even show up in disc management

  • @dougo891
    @dougo891 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What if it has a drive letter, power is on, but still does not appear in disk management??

  • @MyMusic-xo8iv
    @MyMusic-xo8iv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you it worked for me 😭😭 save dollars from purchasing EaseUS Partition Master

  • @apriljonas1699
    @apriljonas1699 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi my external hard drive is not showing up but is on and spinning and I've tried it on my PC and now is on my laptop but still not showing up bro

  • @user-iu4oy2ne4n
    @user-iu4oy2ne4n ปีที่แล้ว

    Good afternoon sir, my WD Passport driver is not getting format.

  • @goingmyownway9333
    @goingmyownway9333 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Somebody help!! I used my external drive for playstation before now It shows unknown, not initialised in disk management & can't format either.

  • @brandonflores7419
    @brandonflores7419 ปีที่แล้ว

    when i right click on the drive it does not allow me to format or do anything to it

  • @hamdiabu2730
    @hamdiabu2730 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    my problem is like you sayd but in my case it doesn't show in disk manager

  • @richspicer7818
    @richspicer7818 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I right click it only gives me a HELP sign. It wont allow me to do anything else. Any help would be appreciated.

  • @Devils_DG
    @Devils_DG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the thing you did when you did run not there only acer

  • @richardgray131185
    @richardgray131185 ปีที่แล้ว

    This does not work for me! I cannot assign a drive letter or format this drive. It shows up as healthy.

  • @TheShadowcreator
    @TheShadowcreator ปีที่แล้ว

    My drive isn't showing up on disk management either. Any idea why?

  • @_Mydrin
    @_Mydrin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ok i figured out why mine wasnt showing up even after watching this guide...I was using the Blue USB port 3.0 instead of the Black USB port 2.0....the black one works.

    • @polrusstomakriss9001
      @polrusstomakriss9001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You my friend deserve a fucking 5 star Jutsu Seal of Powers to behold thank you thank you very much, even if it's not functioning, I can access my files properly even if it loads slow, my videos and music is still operational so again thank you so very much for this information omgoodness 🥰🥰 Namaste My Brotha 🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️

  • @dean6991
    @dean6991 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The problem the ssd is showing in bios but not in disk managment

  • @tharushabanuka4535
    @tharushabanuka4535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    bro need help
    my one cant format and i watched lot of video to format and nothig work for me

  • @otmbenji453
    @otmbenji453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mine says unallocated snd I’m unable to change anything