Windows 10: my ssd of 2 years suddenly not getting detected in file explorer/disk manager. but it is...

- i tried a trick on reddit to just stay on BIOS for some minutes and it didnt work.- it was working before, and all the tutorials are just telling me to initiate it in disk manager which its not even being detected.- tried list disk in cmd and it didnt detect the ssdThis is how i found about it, it was working fine just a moment ago, but when i try to open a file this happensAnd then the whole drive is just gone.

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M.2 SSD Drive With Windows 10 Listed as Disk 1 in Disk Management,

Hi, In my pc M.2 SSD with Windows 10 OS is listed as Disk 1 and not as Disk 0 in Disk Management. Also, the same drive is listed as Removable devices which is actually internal SSD.

Can anybody help me resolve this, please?

 

Mass Storage Drive is not getting detected under File Explorer option in Windows 10.

Hello Alexandra,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and apologize for the delay in response.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• Is the drive visible under Disk management?
• Does the drive get detected on connecting the same to another PC?

You may be facing the above issue due to some of the system components conflicting with Windows 10 operating system on the PC. Running the troubleshooter will help in detecting and identifying the issue and sometime will fix to enhance the performance
of the system.



Method 1: I suggest you to run the
Hardware and Devices troubleshooter by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type troubleshooter and select the top most search result.
• Click on View all from left side panel of the screen.
• Select Hardware and Devices, click on Advanced
  option and check Apply repairs automatically option.
• Follow the on screen instructions.
• Close the window after troubleshooting is completed and check if the changes are effective.

Method 2: If the issue persists, I suggest you to check if the device gets detected under
Disk management by following the steps below:

• Press Windows logo + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Disk management option from the context menu.
• Check if WD Elements mass storage drive is visible in the window.
• If visible, check if you can open the files in the
  File Explorer by right clicking and selecting Open option form the context menu.

Write to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

SSD isn't showing up on file explorer or disk management

I've gotten two sata to usb adapters for windows and none of them are automatically detected when i plug it in. I looked up countless troubleshoots but they're all saying to open disk management to initialize the drive but it doesn't appear in disk management or file explorer. All that shows up is my internal ssd. The ssd I'm trying to initialize/detect is a "Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS 500GB 32MB Cache 5400RPM SATA II 3.0Gb/s 3.5 Internal Hard Drive".