Windows 10: External drive is recognized but I can’t access it

Discus and support External drive is recognized but I can’t access it in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I sometimes use my iPod Classic as an external drive and have never had issues. The iPod works fine. iTunes recognizes it and I can add music with no... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/osowavy, Jan 20, 2020.

  1. /U/OSOWAVY
    /u/osowavy Win User

    External drive is recognized but I can’t access it


    I sometimes use my iPod Classic as an external drive and have never had issues. The iPod works fine. iTunes recognizes it and I can add music with no issue. When I plug it in, Windows recognizes it and it even has the icon of an iPod rather than a hard drive. However it doesn’t show how much space it has like it does for my other drives and when I try to open it, nothing happens. When I unplug it I get an error message saying it can’t be opened.

    Any ideas on how to fix this? I’m assuming this is an issue I could have with any external drive and not just my iPod.

    EDIT: I plugged the iPod into a different computer and it’s working fine as an external drive, so it’s something going on with my main computer.

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    /u/osowavy, Jan 20, 2020
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  2. ERIC BER
    Eric Ber Win User

    External Drive "not accessible"

    Hi,

    Corrupted USB controller is one of the possible reasons why you are unable to access your external hard drive. We suggest that you follow the troubleshooting steps provided in this

    link     to resolve the issue.

    Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get back to us.
     
    Eric Ber, Jan 21, 2020
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  3. ERIC BER
    Eric Ber Win User
    Problem accessing partition on External Drive

    Hi,

    Corrupted USB controller is one of the possible reasons why you are unable to access your external hard drive. We suggest that you follow the troubleshooting steps provided in this

    link     to resolve the issue.

    Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get back to us.
     
    Eric Ber, Jan 21, 2020
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  4. ARVIND RAM
    Arvind Ram Win User

    External drive is recognized but I can’t access it

    External Hard Drive "is not accessible"

    Hi Ridhwan,

    Sorry for the delayed response. Let me continue to assist you further.

    The issue here could have been due to fact that the Drive I:\ is encrypted or a flush drive. This forces the computer to not recognize the format and displays the error message. I suggest here to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

    • Press Windows Key + letter 'X.'
    • Choose 'Disk Management.'
    • Right click on the External drive and select 'Change Drive letter and Path names.'
    • Rename the drive letter i.e. remove letter I and say you replace it with letter
      J.
    • Restart the computer and check the issue status.

    Hope this helps. Please reply for further queries on this.
     
    Arvind Ram, Jan 21, 2020
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