Windows 10: New USB Drive Doesn't Show on Network

I'm running Windows 10 version 1909 on a couple of refurbished computers; a laptop and a PC. I have them connected together on a Windows Home Network.

I just bought a USB hard drive which I plugged into the PC. On the PC it shows up as drive E:, (in fact, oddly, it shows up twice) and it also shows up on the network listing in Windows File Explorer on the PC as E (without the colon).

But from the laptop, it doesn't show up at all in the network listing for the PC.

I believe I've set the USB drive to be shared. Is there something else I need do so that that the laptop can "see" the USB drive connected to the PC?

(Over the last couple of decades I've learned that Windows often takes its time finding new devices added to a network. So for now I don't know what else to do but just be patient and wait to see if the new drive finally makes an appearance on the laptop).

Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"

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Hi yall and thanks for the replies!



Unfortunately, the were of no help.



The phone isn`t listed in device manager, the list of devices doesn`t change if I have my phone connected to my computer(s). There are no mystery devices, no yellow triangle -markings or anything even remotely pointing to the direction the phone being connected.

It could be that my phone has a broken usb port, but it makes me wonder that it still charges the battery when connected to a computer.



This is not a big problem for me, that I must admit, but still, it kinda bugs me that the phone doesn`t work the way it`s supposed to work,



Anyways, if somebody comes up with something that might help, I am most grateful.



Have a great weekend yall!



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edit: Also, I have my laptop almost always connected to charger. Tried without charger just for the heck of it, didn`t help.