Windows 10: external SSD USB drive

hello community; I have a NEW Dell desktop PC, my OS is windows 10 pro. I have an SSD USB external drive for my backup PC generated important files. Recently when I was about to access the external drive an error box opened in the bottom right corner of my screen which reads as follows; Auto Play Local Disk F: There's a problem with this drive, scan the drive and fix it.Not knowing what " SCAN THE DRIVE AND FIX IT " means and how to do the scan process, I did not want to mess u up my PC or the external drive so I am asking the community for the procedure and if the

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External SATA3 SSD to USB (512GB Crucial MX100 SSD) showing up as a Hard drive in Windows 10 Defragment and optimize drives?

Hi Anup,

The Windows 10 Control Panels' Defragment and Optimize drives feature is not a part of the File History.

Therefore, attempting to restore the file history to fix issue of external SATA3 to USB 3.0 SSD listed as a hard disc drive

would be pointless.

Since everything with the external 512GB Crucial MX100 SATA3 to USB 3.0 SSD works correctly I'll leave well enough alone for now and wait for Microsoft to roll out their second Windows 10 fixes. This issue is obviously caused by

one of the Windows 10 updates so hopefully Microsoft will have a future fix for this issue.

Thanks again for all your suggestions and support help.

Thank you,

Jon Grimes

 

External SATA3 SSD to USB (512GB Crucial MX100 SSD) showing up as a Hard drive in Windows 10 Defragment and optimize drives?

Hi Anup,

Thanks again for your response, suggesting a Windows 10 System Restore &/or using the file history to restore files.

I have been using the Windows 10 file history feature & backing up my files to the external 512GB Crucial MX100

SATA3 to USB 3.0 SSD ever since installing the full retail version of Windows 10 Home 64-bit USB Flash UEFI onto

my ASUS G751JY notebooks' 512GB OEM Samsung SM951 PCIe (AHCI) M.2 OS SSD.

I've never tried using the Windows 10 file history feature to restore files and also have never attempted to use

the system restore feature. I'll let you know if either method successfully fixes the issue of getting the Windows 10

Defragment and Optimize drives to correctly list the external 512GB Crucial MX100 SATA3 to USB 3.0 SSD as an SSD

(and not as a hard disc drive).

I believe the event occurred after the last Windows 10 update because I recall the drive being listed correctly as an SSD

after initially clean installing Windows 10.

Take care Anup,

Jon Grimes

 

Toshiba External USB drives not showing in Explorer or Disk Management Plug-in

Thank you for the update.

Looks like your system is unable to detect your external hard drive. Let's see if scanning for new hardware will fix the issue. Follow these steps:

• Press the Windows key to launch the Start menu.
• Type in Device Manager and press Enter.
• Under Device Manager, select Action tab > Scan for hardware changes.
• Wait for your system to install the generic driver for your device and follow the on-screen instructions.

If the issue still persists, we suggest that you perform the following recommendations below:

• Plug in your external USB drives to other USB device port of your system.
• Use other USB cables for your external device to connect to your system.

Keep us updated and we will be glad to assist you further.