Windows 10: external ssd not showing up in the system. taken out from laptop

Discus and support external ssd not showing up in the system. taken out from laptop in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Recently my laptop damaged. I took out its ssd and then used it in enclosure and plugged in to the new laptop, but the ssd not showing up in file... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Aanand gupta, Jun 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM.

  1. external ssd not showing up in the system. taken out from laptop


    Recently my laptop damaged. I took out its ssd and then used it in enclosure and plugged in to the new laptop, but the ssd not showing up in file manager and when i opened manage disk drive it shows initialize disk with default gpt option. I have to take out the data from itpls help someone.

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    Aanand gupta, Jun 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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    Install Win 11 to external M.2 SSD via laptop

    Hello everyone, I purchased a new NVMe M.2 1TB SSD and my old 512gb SSD is in the laptop. I have a SSD reader by which I can connect the new SSD externally to the laptop. The new SSD is clean and I need to install Win 11 on that so that I can replace my laptop SSD with the new one. Can someone guide me through the steps for the same?

    I have 2 SSDs, one in the laptop and one connected externally via the reader. Can it be done with these two options or do we need an additional device for the installation.
     
    Rahul Chenna, Jun 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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