Windows 10: Getting Unknown USB Device Set Address Failed when pluggin in my Seagate 6TB External Hard...

I have a 6TB Seagate External HarddriveI have lots of family pictures and videos on it, etc.I always have it just sitting on my desktop plugged in. It's never been dropped, etc.When I went to access it last, it froze my windows file explorer. I waited until it worked, when it was back up, I clicked into the files and then it just disconnected. Upon unplugging and plugging it back in I got an error saying "The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it. Recommendation: Try reconnecting the device. If Windows still does not recognize it, your

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Unknown USB Device (Set Address Failed)

Windows version 21H1 19043-985 Windows 10 Pro 64bit

I am running a WD RED 10GB RAID 1 mirror on an unmanaged external enclosure. Enclosure specs are here HUR5-SU31C , 2 Bay USB 3.1 Type-C Specs - Mediasonic Forum

I've had this enclosure connected to a Windows 10 machines for several months now with no hiccups. It acts as my Plex library. A couple days ago after I performed a Windows update, the drive started to disconnect when attempting to write data to it. I checked out device manager and it showed Unknown USB Device (Set Address Failed). I can toggle the power on the enclosure but as soon as I try to write something to it or even delete something explorer freezes and disconnects the enclosure. So I moved it over to another machine, running same windows version and it works fine. I can write and delete to it and no problems, no freezes, no disconnects.

While the drive is in the Unknown USB Device (Set Address Failed) state, I uninstall the driver, rescanned hardware and it pops up again as Unknown USB Device (Set Address Failed). The only way I can get it to recognize it to power cycle the enclosure but the problem occurs again. If I reboot the computer sometimes the drive will be recognized and sometimes it won't.

Since the enclosure works in another computer I assume there is something wrong with the specific machine. I have 2 other external drives connected to it, an external WD 12GB and a smaller 4GB 3rd party external enclosure, all working fine. I've tried switching usb ports but same result. I don't believe the cable is bad because it works fine on another machine with the same usb cable.

Any suggestions?





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I am going to try this and will report back if it does not fix it.

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unable to install external bacck up hard drive - "UNRECOGNIZED" error

I have a up to date Windows 10 OS on a Del desktop.

I am unable to install a new Seagate 10TB external storage Backup plus Hub.

After I plug in the USB to the correct USB 3.0 port, the external drive temporarily appears in the PC Device Manager List as a Disc Drive that is working properly. However the Seagate Back Up beeps for about 1 minute and I then receive an error message
that Windows does not recognize the Seagate and it is an "unknown USB device" "set address FAILED" "DRIVER ERROR".

How do I properly install this new external hard drive?

NOTE I was using a Seagate external hard drive with less memory before trying to install the new one and it works.