Windows 10: new hard drive not shown in explorer

Discus and support new hard drive not shown in explorer in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; new hard drive not shown in explorer... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by braundog, Jan 17, 2025.

  1. BRAUNDOG
    braundog Win User

    new hard drive not shown in explorer


    new hard drive not shown in explorer

    :)
     
    braundog, Jan 17, 2025
    #1
  2. ANIL MADISHETTY
    Anil Madishetty Win User

    exterior hard drive usable?

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

    • Plug USB hard drive into old computer.
    • Open File Explorer (Win+E) and open the USB drive.
    • Open another File Explorer window and open your documents folder.
    • Drag files to the USB drive.
    • Move drive to new computer.
    • Drag files to their new homes in the matching documents/pictures/videos/whatever folders you use to organize.
    Please let us know if you have any further issues. in uploading/ transferring data.

    Thanks.
     
    Anil Madishetty, Jan 17, 2025
    #2
  3. REMON ONT
    Remon Ont Win User
    External Hard Drive

    Hi John,

    We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
    • Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.
    The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

    Let us know if you need further help.
     
    Remon Ont, Jan 17, 2025
    #3
  4. COBRASL
    cobrasl Win User

    new hard drive not shown in explorer

    External Hard Drive (WD Elements) is visible in PW but not in explorer

    followed steps..

    the partition displayed as below...


    new hard drive not shown in explorer 131013d1492686350t-external-hard-drive-wd-elements-visible-pw-but-not-explorer-1.png


    as advised I selected "list".. and for a long time it was like this..


    new hard drive not shown in explorer 131015d1492686463t-external-hard-drive-wd-elements-visible-pw-but-not-explorer-2.png
     
    cobrasl, Jan 17, 2025
    #4
Thema:

new hard drive not shown in explorer

Loading...

  1. new hard drive not shown in explorer - Similar Threads - hard drive shown

  2. My 2 hard drives are not being shown in file explorer after resetting PC

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    My 2 hard drives are not being shown in file explorer after resetting PC: I just Reseted my PC to fix a problem and it gave anotherI need to fix this as soon as possible so i can play with the boysI have an win11 the only hard drive it shows is C:my not shown hard drive E: has 3 TB and is very usedmy not shown too hard drive D: is rarely used and i...

  3. My 2 hard drives are not being shown in file explorer after resetting PC

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    My 2 hard drives are not being shown in file explorer after resetting PC: I just Reseted my PC to fix a problem and it gave anotherI need to fix this as soon as possible so i can play with the boysI have an win11 the only hard drive it shows is C:my not shown hard drive E: has 3 TB and is very usedmy not shown too hard drive D: is rarely used and i...

  4. External hard disk is not shown in File Explorer

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    External hard disk is not shown in File Explorer: I recently exchanged my laptop with a new hp pavillion laptop. So that I am using the hard disk from old laptop as an external storage. I didn't cleared any of the datas and also the windows installation files were also there. The hard disk was working fine for 2-3 times of...

  5. External hard disk is not shown in File Explorer

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    External hard disk is not shown in File Explorer: I recently exchanged my laptop with a new hp pavillion laptop. So that I am using the hard disk from old laptop as an external storage. I didn't cleared any of the datas and also the windows installation files were also there. The hard disk was working fine for 2-3 times of...

  6. One volume shown in multiple hard drives.

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    One volume shown in multiple hard drives.: I have one drive which is showing itself in multiple hard drives and one volume is split into different parts. The F: partition is shown in multiple hard drives and all are shown in multiple parts in same drive also.[ATTACH]...

  7. FILE SIZE AND HARD DRIVE SPACE, NOT SHOWN?

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    FILE SIZE AND HARD DRIVE SPACE, NOT SHOWN?: IN WINDOWS 10, Why is it so hard to find out what files are folders are taking up too much space, without clicking on 'properties' to check? I am familiar with DOS, since the 1980's where every file showed the size, and it was easy to see. In Win10 I have learned to...

  8. Drives shown twice in Explorer

    in Windows 10 Customization
    Drives shown twice in Explorer: [ATTACH] Please see the above picture. All the Drives are shown twice? How can I solve this https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/drives-shown-twice-in-explorer/c04f2593-d327-438b-afc4-7606fbdf7dd0

  9. File explorer shown two external hard drive

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    File explorer shown two external hard drive: Hi, i hope someone could help me in my problem, so i been encountering this issue for a long time and i dont know how to solve it i already reset my laptop because i thought that was the solution but its not, i dont even know how this happend whenever i plugged in a usd or an...

  10. External drives shown twice in File Explorer

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    External drives shown twice in File Explorer: I'm running Windows 10 Pro, Build 10586.71. Can anyone give me an explanation as to why I have my external hard drives showing twice in File Explorer (see Attachment) [img] I've had this since the first install of Win 10, and it's driving me nuts. 39063