Windows 10: Cannot open external Seagate Expansion Drive after Windows 11 update - Kernel-PnP...

I recently updated to Windows 11 and although I can see my Seagate device in Disk Management, and it says it is 'Healthy and Active', I cannot open it. I have updated all disk drivers through Windows Update and Seagate drivers.How do I know if the drive is corrupt or whether the Windows 11 update is wrong and what can I do?

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Seagate Expansion + Drive not working

When I use to connect my Seagate Expansion + drive, my windows 8 computer does not read the contents and it also affects the other USB Drives. but it shows on the Device Manager (SCSI controller and Disk Drives section), however the capacity storage is not
listing up on the Disk Management Tool.

Any help?

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External Seagate Drive not appearing after Creators Update

We appreciate the feedback, Pete. Getting in touch with Seagate support is one of your options. They may have recent or updated drivers for your external hard drive. In the meantime, since the hard drive is detected again when you unplug and replug it, we
suggest that you try changing the drive letter and its path and see if it addresses the issue. Follow the steps below:

• Right-click the Windows key and click Computer Management.
• Under Storage, click Disk Management.
• Find your Seagate External Hard Drive, right-click it and select
  Change Drive Letter and Paths.
• Click on Change and select the letter for the drive.
• Click OK, close all windows, then restart your computer.

Should the issue persists, then we suggest sharing your experience with us through our Feedback Hub. To access the Feedback Hub, follow the steps below:

• Click the Windows key.
• Look for Feedback Hub, then click it.
• In the left pane, click Feedback.

Let us know should you need further help.

Regards.

Regards.

 

Seagate expansion portable drive not recognised by Windows 10

Yes, Seagate did a good job of explaining what is happening. See below. It is easy to set up the Seagate Expansion Drive to be a backup.

Steve

"Please note, it looks like the drive is seen in Disk Management now. However, the Desktop Expansion drive didn't come with any backup software keyed for the drive since it was marketed as expanded storage
rather than backup storage. So, you would need to use an alternate software like Windows Backup options.

Please follow these steps to setup Windows File History:

* Click the Start button

* Click Settings > Update & security > Backup > Add a drive

* Choose an external drive for your backups.

Please see these links for more info on Windows 10 backup options:

http://windows.microsoft.com/

Regards,

Darren

Seagate Support

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