Windows 10: External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label

Discus and support External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I am using my External hard drive WD Elements 2TB for 3-4 years now, and yesterday I connected it to my laptop and it suddenly seems to be totally... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Lisa Tedeschi1, Oct 3, 2022.

  1. LISA TEDESCHI1
    Lisa Tedeschi1 Win User

    External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label


    I am using my External hard drive WD Elements 2TB for 3-4 years now, and yesterday I connected it to my laptop and it suddenly seems to be totally filled up and its file system label changed to NTFS. I cannot copy any new data into the drive and even if I cancel something the space remains full. Any idea of why it happened and how it can be fixed?I updated all my laptop's drivers, but I still didn't try to connect to another laptop as I don't have another one. I am using a laptop running Windows 10. Thanks!

    :)
     
    Lisa Tedeschi1, Oct 3, 2022
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  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 WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​IMG]


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


    External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​IMG]
     
    cobrasl, Oct 3, 2022
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  3. JUMANJI
    jumanji Win User
    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 WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​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 WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​IMG]



    External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​IMG]



    External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​IMG]



    External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​IMG]



    External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​IMG]




    External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label [​IMG]
     
    jumanji, Oct 3, 2022
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  4. CHRIDO
    ChriDo Win User

    External hard drive WD Elements 2TB suddenly filled up and showed NTFS label

    External Hard Drive not showing under Settings > Storage

    An external hard drive is not shown in Windows 10 Pro > Settings > System > Storage. It can also not be selected to save new content on it (Storage > More storage settings > Change where new content is saved.

    The hard drive does show up in the disk manger, file explorer and even as Backup (Settings > Update & security > Backup).

    Unsuccessful attempts to fix:

    • Troubleshooting (hardware & device) as advised in Redirecting
    • Checked status of disk drive in device manager: nothing unusual found
    • Changed drive letters in device manager
    • Re-formated drive, including different formats (NTFS, ReFS, FAT32)

    Info:

    • System: Windows 10 Pro
    • Version: 1703 (Build 15063.877)
    • Hard Drive: WD Elements 2TB, USB 3.0
    • Format: NTFS, ReFS, FAT32 (tried all)
     
    ChriDo, Oct 3, 2022
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