Windows 10: My 4TB TOSHIBA hard drive does not connect or read in my Windows 11 computer.

My Toshiba hard drive does not connect or read in disk management. The light comes on on the hard drive and i can hear and feel when its running, but cant get it to connect. I've check all my USB ports which are find. Even tries different laptops and they wont pick it up. So i'm wondering is it the hard drive itself? I have some important documents that I need. Can anyone help? Thanks

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New 4TB Hard Drive Read As 1.6TB

The 4TB drive only shows 1.6TB, there always are two reasons for that:

1.The 4TB hard drive has been initialized to a wrong partition table. If you find a formatted hard drive not showing full capacity, which is mainly because you format the
4TB hard drive to MBR partition table. As we all know, MBR partition table cannot address to the space that exceeds 2TB. As a result, to use a full capacity of a hard drive that is larger than 2TB, you need to initialize it to GPT partition table
via
an MBR to GPT converter.

2.The 4TB external hard drive does not connect correctly. Some portable hard drive and USB hard drive are designed to connect a PC via a USB port. If you install the USB hard drive to your computer, the hard drive capacity detecting may
become an issue. An accepted explanation is the controller board of USB hard drive breaks the 2TB limitation, yet Windows internal device controller does not. Therefore, you need to additional hardware to make the installed USB/portable hard drive showing
full capacity. In that case, all you need to do is connecting the 4TB USB hard drive via USB port.

 

My 1TB TOSHIBA hard drive does not read in my Windows 11 computer.

My Toshiba Canvio Basics 3.0 1 TB Portable Hard Drive (model number: HDTB210XK3BA) does not read on my Windows 11 computer.



My Macbook Pro reads TOSHIBA's contents without any issues, but my PC can't.



By the way, when I mean by "my computer does not read the hard drive", I mean that it doesn't pop up as one of the drives in file explorer. I can't access the files in my TOSHIBA.



However, it does show up as Disk 2 when I open Disk Management.



My USB driver is the newest version, and I already uninstalled and reinstalled the external hard drive through Device Manager.



What is happening? Why can't I see my TOSHIBA on file explorer, but I can see it on Disk Management?



P.S. I am not using any USB ports.



*In case you need this information to know to solve the problem, my Windows specifications are the following:



Edition Windows 11 Home



Version 22H2



Installed on ‎12/‎2/‎2022



OS build 22621.1992



Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22644.1000.0

 

Toshiba Unveils Canvio Connect II Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the Canvio Connect II portable hard drive, a device that takes portable storage to the next level. Available with up to 3TB of storage capacity, remote access capabilities, local and cloud backup and the ability to share and stream content, the Canvio Connect II portable hard drive is an all-in-one portable storage solution.

The Canvio Connect II portable hard drive makes it simple to back up not just files and folders, but a complete system-or customize backups to your exact needs and specifications. Users can secure backups with user defined password protection, or cloud storage. With the ability to schedule backups to run automatically, the Canvio Connect II portable hard drive will take care of the rest.





Toshiba will offer portable storage with capacities up to 3TB, to accommodate ever-expanding content libraries. With a sleek, iconic design and a high gloss finish, the Canvio Connect II portable hard drive is available in five colors: black, white, blue, red and satin gold.

"Digital content creation has grown exponentially. The Canvio Connect II was created with this understanding in mind," said Maciek Brzeski, Vice President, Branded Storage, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division. "With expanded storage capacity, sleek design and five vibrant color options, the Canvio Connect II takes portable hard drive storage to a new level."

Additional features include:

Store & Backup

• Store your files in a centralized place next to your PC or Mac
• Complete backup solution for protecting digital memories
• Files & folder backup & restore
• Full system backup & recovery
• Cloud-enabled backup
• Schedule backups to run automatically
• Secure backups with user defined password-protection

Access & Share

• Access and share content from your devices anywhere via the internet
• Upload and download content from your devices easily
• Share massive files and folders instantly from the PC and Canvio Connect II HDD
• Includes 10GB of free cloud storage for storing copies of your most important files

Mobility

• Access content remotely from mobile devices
• Back up content from mobile devices
• Pocket-sized, easy to carry

Pricing and Availability
The Toshiba Canvio Connect II will be available for purchase later this month in 500GB - $99.99 MSRP, 1TB - $119.99 MSRP and 2TB - $199.99 MSRP sizes at various retailers and on toshiba.com/us. A 3TB model will release later this year.