Windows 10: External Harddrive locking up Explorer on startup

Discus and support External Harddrive locking up Explorer on startup in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Good afternoon,I experiencing an issue where if I boot up Windows with my external harddrive connected Seagate Onetouch 6TB, then go to file explorer,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Ben458, Jan 7, 2024.

  1. Ben458 Win User

    External Harddrive locking up Explorer on startup


    Good afternoon,I experiencing an issue where if I boot up Windows with my external harddrive connected Seagate Onetouch 6TB, then go to file explorer, it'll hang indefinitely while trying to navigate files. If I unplug the hardrive it'll instantly unfreeze and act as it should, then if I plug the harddrive in again, it'll be absolutely fine. Sometimes when shutting down it'll have the same issue, it'll be stuck on the shutting down screen, then if I unplug the harddrive it'll turn straight off like normal.Any ideas on what causes this, only does it on my desktop, not my laptop,many thanks. A

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    Ben458, Jan 7, 2024
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  2. anindyo Win User

    Windows can't detect some external harddrive

    Please help guys..

    My win10 can't detect some external harddrive.

    - The harddrive is listed in disk drives at device manager, but not detected in windows explorer and disk management.
    - I've tried to reinstall or update the disk driver at device manager, but still not work.
    - I've tried to disable my antivirus protection while connecting my harddrive.
    - The harddrive that is not detected in my laptop, is detected in other PC/laptop.
    - As I mentioned above, these problems is not affected to all harddrive, just some of them, that I can't understand.

    Can someone help me?
     
    anindyo, Jan 7, 2024
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  3. External HardDrive Problem (please help External Harddrive locking up Explorer on startup :( )

    Try this:

    1) Insert your flash/external drive into the USB port.

    2) When you see the AutoPlay dialog box, click Cancel.

    3) Open My Computer, right-click your flash drive icon, and select Properties.

    4)In the Properties dialog box, select the AutoPlay tab.

    5) Perform the following steps for each item in the Content Type drop-down list:
    > Select an item in the Content Type drop-down list.
    > Choose Select An Action To Perform in the Actions panel.
    > Select the Open Folder To View Files In Windows Explorer action.
    > Click the Apply button.
    > Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.

    Now use the Safely Remove Hardware feature to remove your flash drive — wait a moment and plug it back in. You’ll see the AutoPlay progress appear momentarily, and then you should see Windows Explorer open to show the contents of the flash drive.
     
    thoughtdisorder, Jan 7, 2024
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  4. Avedis53 Win User

    External Harddrive locking up Explorer on startup

    Can't get GPU-Z to start with Windows 8.1 startup

    I'm not sure how to do that. Could you list the steps for a noob?
     
    Avedis53, Jan 7, 2024
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