Windows 10: A "RAW" Drive without a letter.

Discus and support A "RAW" Drive without a letter. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a Toshiba 2TB external hard drive. It should be plug and play, but it is not. I have tried to get it going but now I have a "RAW" drive which... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Irene LesleyBrowning, May 10, 2024.

  1. IRENE LESLEYBROWNING
    Irene LesleyBrowning Win User

    A "RAW" Drive without a letter.


    I have a Toshiba 2TB external hard drive. It should be plug and play, but it is not. I have tried to get it going but now I have a "RAW" drive which will not stay still long enough for me to progress it further and no drive letter. In disk management it is displayed for a second and disappears. The other 2 drives are also regularly updated. This results in me having no backup drive. Can anyone help please?

    :)
     
    Irene LesleyBrowning, May 10, 2024
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  2. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User

    Save RAW drive - Don't want data


    Open Admin command prompt, then type:
    1. diskpart
    2. list disk ======> Take note of disk # of the RAW drive
    3. select disk # ======> is the number in step 2
    4. clean
    5. exit
    Open Disk Management and initialize it, Create Simple, format.
     
    topgundcp, May 10, 2024
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  3. LAZZER408
    Lazzer408 Win User
    help. USB drive isn't assigned a drive letter.

    Any usb flash drive I plug into my computer isn't assigned a drive letter. The physical drive shows in the "safely remove hardware" but it doesnt show up in disk management. I have tried to populate the volume thru the safely remove hardware properties window and it does pop up in the list but it doesn't stay there. This isn't a format or assign a letter problem. It's more complicated then that. Maybe one of the services needed for usb drive management was disabled? Suggestions needed. btw external usb harddrives work fine.
     
    Lazzer408, May 10, 2024
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  4. TF2029
    tf2029 Win User

    A "RAW" Drive without a letter.

    How to convert RAW partition to NTFS partition.

    Thanks for your reply. Apparently the convert drive to NTFS doesn't work when the drive is RAW. After following your instructions in step 2 I get message "convert is not available for RAW drives.

    Any suggestions?
     
    tf2029, May 10, 2024
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