Windows 10: External SSD appears in some places but is completely inaccessible

For some reason when i plug my SSD in, it has very strange properties.

it does not appear in file explorer
it does not appear in disk management
it does not appear in diskpart
however it *does* appear in device manager under disk drives.

I'm willing to try really anything to fix this but i would prefer not to lose my data.

:)

 

SSD inaccessible boot device

I recently changed my motherboard to a MSI B250M Gaming Pro and for the first 2 days Windows 10 Pro was booting completely fine on my Samsung Evo 850 500gb SSD until last night where I kept receiving the error inaccessible boot device. I have placed a
copy of Windows onto one of my hard drives and tried to copy over the information onto my SSD (after I formatted it) but I still keep getting the inaccessible boot device error. All help is appreciated.

 

Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.

 

External Seagate Drive not appearing after Creators Update

Hi Pete,

Since the problem with your external hard drive surfaced after installing the Windows 10 Creators update, then most likely it has something to do with the its driver software being outdated or broken. To help us diagnose and address this problem, we suggest
that performing first the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter. Follow the steps below:

• In the search bar, type troubleshooting and open it.
• In the left pane, click View all.
• Click Hardware and Devices.
• Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.

If the issue persists, then please try to update the driver for your external hard drive. Follow these steps:

• Right-click the Windows key, then select Device Manager.
• Locate your external device from the list. If it doesn't appear there but something appeared with a yellow or red sign, right-click on it and click
  Update Driver Software.
• Select Search automatically for updated driver software.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the update.

Feel free to let us know if you need further assistance.

Regards.