Windows 10: External HD frustrating issue

Hi guys. Hoping someone can help me. I've had some major PC issues lately and thankfully they are now fixed. I had to completely reinstall Windows 10 however and since then I'm having some issues sharing my external hard drive on my network so it appears and is accessible via my TV.

The issue is kind of a strange one in that I can see it, I can access it but the issue is certain files are not viewable on the smart TV however is accessible and viewable on the PC as the contents are in there.

Edit: Not sure if this is related or not but turning media streaming on only seems to work for a bit and then after each reboot it turns itself off

Please can someone advise what I can do?

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External HD Connection Problem

I have attached an external HD to my computer running Windows 10 and it will not show up in my drive list. The properties shows it as Seagate.ink - what is an ink file and any suggestions as to how I can get it to work?

 

External HD frustrating issue

It's an external HD and the user has always been the same (me). Basically what's happening is I can see the external HD on my network via smart TV and access files but when I put new files on there, they don't show up. I have a workaround where I have to unplug the HD and then replug it back in and then the new files will show. I turn media streaming on but each time I shut down and reboot, it's turned off again.

 

EXTERNAL HD

Hello,

To better assist you with connecting your external Hard Drive to your device, we appreciate it if you can answer the following questions:

• Have you checked the status of the drive in Device Manager?
  
• Have you tried updating the driver?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

In the meantime, we suggest running Microsoft easy fix by going to this link:

Find and fix problems with devices and hardware.

Looking forward to your response.