Windows 10: external hard drive not visible

Discus and support external hard drive not visible in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I have acquired a disk caddy with the intention of using an old hard drive as a back-up drive but have found that although the arrangement works... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Ted@home, Jan 2, 2019.

  1. TED@HOME
    Ted@home Win User

    external hard drive not visible


    I have acquired a disk caddy with the intention of using an old hard drive as a back-up drive but have found that although the arrangement works perfectly in my laptop it is totally invisible in my desktop. There is no ping when switched on and does not appear in device manager. I would be grateful for any ideas.


    Thanks for reading this.

    :)
     
    Ted@home, Jan 2, 2019
    #1
  2. COBRASL
    cobrasl Win User

    External Hard Drive (WD Elements) is visible in PW but not in explorer


    followed steps..

    the partition displayed as below...


    external hard drive not visible [​IMG]


    as advised I selected "list".. and for a long time it was like this..


    external hard drive not visible [​IMG]
     
    cobrasl, Jan 2, 2019
    #2
  3. REMON ONT
    Remon Ont Win User
    External Hard Drive

    Hi John,

    We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
    • Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.
    The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

    Let us know if you need further help.
     
    Remon Ont, Jan 2, 2019
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  4. JUMANJI
    jumanji Win User

    external hard drive not visible

    External Hard Drive (WD Elements) is visible in PW but not in explorer


    The process of reaching the destination is vividly explained here Copying files listed by TestDisk during Recovery : My post #28 here https://www.sevenforums.com/hardware...ml#post2395385 (already mentioned in my post #5 )

    I repeat it here


    external hard drive not visible [​IMG]


    Here I am omitting the screenshots leading to the listing of files in the faulty drive since you already know how to get there.


    external hard drive not visible [​IMG]



    external hard drive not visible [​IMG]



    external hard drive not visible [​IMG]



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    external hard drive not visible [​IMG]
     
    jumanji, Jan 2, 2019
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