Windows 10: I cant access my windows backup hard-drive

Hello,


I've looked and looked and looked for the solution to this problem I'm having. Let me break down what my issue is.


I bought my HP laptop a year ago. When I bought the laptop and set it up, I noticed it had organization limits on it. I was not able to use location settings, etc. So instead of messing with the registry keys, etc....I decided to just back up all my files with the windows back up program. Once I did that, I wanted to do a clean install of Windows 10.


After doing so, I thought it would be easy for me to migrate my files back onto my computer. However, When I connect my external hard drive to my computer, my computer recognizes it but the drive does not show up in explorer.


The drive only shows up in Disk Management. I DO NOT want to format my hard drive because my files are still on this hard drive.


What steps do I need to take to be able to access my hard drive?


Here is a picture of the hard drive. DISK 1 is the external hard drive that is not showing in explorer




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Download Back Up Tools for Windows - MajorGeeks

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