Windows 10: external usb hard disk, not being recognized by backup and restore in win 10 pro

I have a seagate goflex 1TB external drive and I have had this issue upgrading from win 7 to win 10

however i am still using win 10 and have joined the insider program and am running a pre release copy of the latest version of windows, and I am now experiencing the same issue. i cannot remember the remedy method I used to solve the issue but I tried everything I can imagine along with the suggestions through Community this time and am lost

the go-flex worked fine until the swap to the pre release

can It be that the copy that I am using will not allow it or is it another issue ?

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