Windows 10: Hello, I would like to get some help. From this external/removable storage problem.

The problem is that anything but devices that have any kind of storage won't connect to my laptop. It says, "Access is denied." I have tried many solutions, but it's all for nothing. I tried using the sfc scannow command and the dism scan and repair command, but it didn't fix the problem. What it did, however, was the sfc scan now said some kind of error in the system, but it didn't fix the issue. I've also tried the security permission solution, but it still didn't. I've tried using the edit group policy or gpedit.msc and the kind of thing where you put it to not configure it didn't work

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How to remove external hard disk from storage pool on Windows 10

Hi Velen,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern about removing the external hard disk from storage pool, we will help you with this issue.

Try the below steps to: Remove a physical disk by using Windows PowerShell
and check if it helps.

• 
  Press Windows
  key from the keyboard, type Windows PowerShell and select
  Run as administrator.
  
• 
  Enter the command replacing <diskname> with the disk name:
  

• • 
    Set-PhysicalDisk -FriendlyName <diskname> -Usage Retired
    

(If the pool is clustered, you will need to run this command on the cluster node which has the cluster resource for the pool online.)

3. Prior to performing step 5, you must wait for all active repair jobs to complete. To monitor the status of repair jobs, type the following command:
Get-StorageJob

4. Type the following command: Remove-PhysicalDisk -FriendlyName <diskname>

5. Physically disconnect the old disk.

For further reference: Storage Spaces Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

Storage problem

Hello Myrna,

There are a lot of possible causes why you'rer having an issue with your storage. This may be due to corrupted system file, issue with your external drive and malware. In order for us to assist you better, we'd like to ask a few questions:

• Did you make any changes to your computer/storage settings before experiencing this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
• Have you checked the sizes of files that you're storing on your drive?
• Are you getting any error messages when saving or opening a files?

We are looking forward to your reply.

 

HELP!!! External Drive issues!!

you're in luck, the guy with way too much external storage is here to the rescue!


step 1: try with a different USB cable

step 2: take the drive out of the enclosure and connect it internally to your PC

quite likely the cable or enclosure has died. if you're re-initialising the disk you might actually be erasing it... so dont do that.