Windows 10: Disk not being detected by file explorer and is completely inaccessible

Hello, I'm having issues with a Sandisk Ultra 32GB Micro SD card I took from my old phone. When I put it into my PC it shows up in disk management as two healthy partitions but it's completely inaccessible in File Explorer and all of the actions in disk management are greyed out. I'd like to be able to use this for other things but obviously at the moment it's quite useless to me. I have tried fiddling with diskutil in terminal on my MacBook and diskpart on my PC to no avail.Any help would be appreciated.Many Thanks,Jacob.

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Windows 10 Reset (remove files, no disk wipe) fails with Inaccessible Boot Device; Defender Offline fails with 0x8007002

Two identical Dell Inspiron 660 systems (one for each child):

• Win7 --> Win 10 upgrades went uneventfully, normal function afterward.
• 1st system then put through Windows 10 Reset procedure with file removal AND disk wipe, completed successfully, normal function
• 2nd system then put through Windows 10 Reset procedure with file removal WITHOUT disk wipe --> procedure fails:
  • INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE error is thrown, with an endless reboot cycle
• Based on
  this thread reference to
  KB2673509, Windows Defender Offline downloaded and run to create USB installation
• USB device inserted into affected system
• Boot device sequence manually directed to USB during reboot cycle via BIOS <F12> key function
• Windows Defender Offline initiates, but halts throwing error 0x8007002

• This code
  appears to be related to a problem with Windows update, which I can not rationalize given that this is explicitly an
  offline tool.

What are the suggestions for next step(s)?

 

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.

 

Unable to detect hard disk under Disk management as well as in File explorer on Windows 10.

Hi Kiran,



Thanks for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



From the above description, I understand you are unable to detect the hard drives installed on your PC in Disk management.



Before assisting further, are you facing the above issue on internal or external hard disks?



If the issue is regarding external hard disks not getting detected, detach the disk and attach again to check if the issue is resolved.



If it is internal hard disks, follow the methods below and check if the issue is resolved.



Method 1:
Run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter by following the steps below and check if any of the hardware components is missing or corrupted.



Running the troubleshooter will help in detecting and identifying the issue and in certain cases will fix the same to enhance the performance of the system.

• 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 and wait for the troubleshooting to complete.
• Close the window after troubleshooting is completed and check for the status shown on the window.

Method 2: If the issue persists,
update system hard drive from Device manager by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows logo + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Device Manager from the context menu.
• Expand Disk drives option right click on the hard drive and select
  Update this software from the context menu.
• Follow the on-screen instructions and wait for the update to complete.
• After the update is complete, close the window and check if the changes are effective.

Write to us with 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.