Windows 10: Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10

Discus and support Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10 in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I am unable to access my external drive in Windows 10. I am able to use it fine on an old Vista laptop. When I plug it in to the Win10 machine it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by dan.hall007, Apr 23, 2022.

  1. DAN.HALL007
    dan.hall007 Win User

    Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10


    I am unable to access my external drive in Windows 10. I am able to use it fine on an old Vista laptop. When I plug it in to the Win10 machine it recognizes the drive and assigns it a drive letter but shows no more information on the drive "IE: drive size, properties, files, ect." and hangs. It also hangs on the boot screen if the drive is plugged in "it's already passed BIOS at this point". The drive is full of data so I really do not want to reformat it. Is there a registry change I can make? Could it possibly be in the BIOS? It is a laptop drive in an enclosure and I have tried another dri

    :)
     
    dan.hall007, Apr 23, 2022
    #1
  2. TENZINNAMSAY
    TenzinNamsay Win User

    1tb Fat32 external hdd

    Hello all.

    My windows can't open my 1tb fat32 external hdd. It formats it to some other thing. I need it to be fat32 so I could connect it to my ps3. Is there an alternate option to windows file ?
     
    TenzinNamsay, Apr 23, 2022
    #2
  3. SHENAN STANLEY
    Shenan Stanley Win User
    1tb Fat32 external hdd

    You need to format it to FAT32... why?

    I suggest exFAT - more universal with more features ... Natively supported, etc.

    However, if you just have to - there are plenty of utilities that get around the format limitations built into Windows for FAT32. Like: 2022 Best FAT32 Format Tool Free Download for Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista - EaseUS

    Without a compelling argument, however, exFAT is still likely the better option for you.
     
    Shenan Stanley, Apr 23, 2022
    #3
  4. ERIC BER
    Eric Ber Win User

    Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10

    External Drive "not accessible"

    Hi,

    Corrupted USB controller is one of the possible reasons why you are unable to access your external hard drive. We suggest that you follow the troubleshooting steps provided in this

    link     to resolve the issue.

    Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get back to us.
     
    Eric Ber, Apr 23, 2022
    #4
Thema:

Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10

Loading...

  1. Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10 - Similar Threads - Unable access 1TB

  2. Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10: I am unable to access my external drive in Windows 10. I am able to use it fine on an old Vista laptop. When I plug it in to the Win10 machine it recognizes the drive and assigns it a drive letter but shows no more information on the drive "IE: drive size, properties, files,...

  3. Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Unable to access 1TB External fat32 drive in Windows 10: I am unable to access my external drive in Windows 10. I am able to use it fine on an old Vista laptop. When I plug it in to the Win10 machine it recognizes the drive and assigns it a drive letter but shows no more information on the drive "IE: drive size, properties, files,...

  4. My external hard drive is unable to be accessed.

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    My external hard drive is unable to be accessed.: When I try to access my external hard drive on my laptop, it just says that the drive is not available and that access is denied. I have a lot of important files on it so I would like to keep them if possible....

  5. unable to access external drive with bitlocker

    in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    unable to access external drive with bitlocker: I have an external drive with bitlocker installed. I know the password and I have the encryption key. When I connect the drive to my computer that is running Windows 10 Pro, I am queried to enter my password for the external drive. However, after entering my password, the...

  6. Toshiba 1Tb external hard drive

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Toshiba 1Tb external hard drive: Drive won't be recognized by Windows 10. Toshiba states it's because of a windows 10 update. How do I remedy this problem? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/toshiba-1tb-external-hard-drive/c97c98c0-f558-41d9-9099-f8690942888e

  7. Unable to access Fat32 Drives after update.

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    Unable to access Fat32 Drives after update.: Before the computer updated, I could use them just fine. After the update, I cant view them or even format a drive in fat32. Keeps prompting to reformat the drive and shows it is RAW format, which it isnt. The drives work in other windows laptops that didn't update. They...

  8. Iomega 1TB External Hard Drive

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Iomega 1TB External Hard Drive: I have an Iomega 1TB External Hard Drive that I cannot get to connect to my new computer. What do I need to do to get it to connect? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/iomega-1tb-external-hard-drive/5860dd62-9401-40e1-9671-23a6f9939118

  9. Space on a fat32 formatted external drive

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Space on a fat32 formatted external drive: Hello, I have a 750Gb external drive that was originally NTFS. Windows shows it as 698Gb. I formatted it to fat32 yesterday, and now windows reads it as 185Gb. In disk manager, as you can see in the screenshot link (from remote desktop) that I have below, disk manager shows...

  10. Unable to access external USB Drives!

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Unable to access external USB Drives!: Hi I recently upgraded my PC to windows 10 and every since have been unable to access any USB external drive. The laptop picks up the drives and acknowledges that they are there and working but they do not appear in file explorer. I have looked in disk management and...