Windows 10: HDD not recognised in file explorer only

Discus and support HDD not recognised in file explorer only in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi, yesterday I turned on my pc to find that I can no longer boot off my main drive. Through installing windows on another drive and entering disk... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Kungr, Apr 25, 2017.

  1. KUNGR
    Kungr Win User

    HDD not recognised in file explorer only


    Hi, yesterday I turned on my pc to find that I can no longer boot off my main drive. Through installing windows on another drive and entering disk management, the drive shows as two equal "unallocated" partitions, the only option to delete and format them. If I use the Ubuntu file explorer, I am able to view all files on the drive. No changes were made before this happened.
    Can anyone help me use the drive again without formatting it? Thanks.

    :)
     
    Kungr, Apr 25, 2017
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  2. COOLDUDSUBHO
    cooldudsubho Win User

    USB Devices

    N8 only recognises Hdd formatted in fat file system.Connect the harddisk to you pc and check the file system.
     
    cooldudsubho, Apr 25, 2017
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  3. FILE EXPLORER
    File Explorer Win User
    File Explorer has gone crazy after last nights upgrade.

    My only has icons instead of full descriptions. I can not get back to a point where I have tabs that actually say something. Please tell me how to get my view repaired? help... Help.... HELP!!!
     
    File Explorer, Apr 25, 2017
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  4. DALCHINA
    dalchina New Member

    HDD not recognised in file explorer only

    Hi, you could try the boot fix on a Macrium Reflect boot disk, also available on Kyhi's boot DVD/flash drive at the top of the Software and Apps section. This is said to be fairly comprehensive.

    That said, it all depends on what has happened to your PC.

    So I would start by using Kyhi's disk (which boots up as Win 10 with utilities- you can see the list where you download it- and running HDTune to do a check on your disk, assuming it's a compatible type with SMART parmeters.

    Then I would also examine the partition layout, and check it's what you expect for either a UEFI or legacy BIOS layout, whichever you have.

    If all is ok, then I would try the Macrium Fixboot routine.
     
    dalchina, Apr 25, 2017
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