Windows 10: My external hard disk is dead

My external hard disk which I use for backups stopped working. The day before its actual death Windows kept bringing up the usual notification about what to do with a newly connected device. Note that I had this external disk continuously connected to my laptop.

The next day it stopped working entirely. I see a "No media" indication in Disk Management and I also see a message about an "Invalid parameter" when I switch off and on the power supply to it.

The disk is a 1TB size disk in an external enclosure.I'm running Windows 10 pro with the latest updates installed.

Is there anything could try before I consider it as well and truly dead?

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External Hard disk contents are not visible.

Hi Pranoti,

For us to narrow down your concern with your external hard disk, we would like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made on your computer prior to the issue (e.g., updates, software installation)?
• To make sure that we have not missed on anything, what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• Do you hear any clicking sound when connecting your hard disk?

In the meantime, we suggest that you update all your device driver.

We look forward to your response.

 

external hard disk recognition

external hard disk is listed in device manager but I cannot access the disk etc

 

Please suggest Best 4TB NAS External Hard Disk

Hi Guys,

Please suggest Best 4TB NAS External Hard Disk.

There are only two WD or Segate

What I want:-

1.USB 3.0
2.LAN port
3.Torrent client
4.DLNA streaming

Please suggest if you have any experiences

Thanks.