Windows 10: Unable to access Ext HDD.

Discus and support Unable to access Ext HDD. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I recently updated my laptop to Windows 10 using the media creation tool, using my hdd as a flash drive for the update. After the update the hdd reads... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Akhil Ahmed, May 6, 2020.

  1. AKHIL AHMED
    Akhil Ahmed Win User

    Unable to access Ext HDD.


    I recently updated my laptop to Windows 10 using the media creation tool, using my hdd as a flash drive for the update. After the update the hdd reads as ESD-USB and I can't access the files stored in it! Please help and thanks in advance.

    :)
     
    Akhil Ahmed, May 6, 2020
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  2. GOODGENIE4U
    Goodgenie4u Win User

    Cannot see my ext WD 2 TB HDD


    Ran into this problem transferring media files from my laptop to the WD ext hdd. Both USB 3.
    "My Book", my 2 TB WD ext HDD I cannot be seen on my laptop nor my media mini pc
    I found it in Disk Management. It is shown as Disk 2. It has a black streak all the way (full?) It has excess of I,8 TB used and indicates that it is unitialized.


    I have attached a snipper capture of the disk management page.

    How do I get the ext HDD to function without losing all my media? I am not technically savvy, but can follow step by step advice.

    Thanks
     
    Goodgenie4u, May 6, 2020
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  3. CAMERAMAN32
    cameraman32 Win User
    computer stops recognizing 2 ext HDD

    I use a 7 year old HP Pavillion desk top and so far it has worked well. I have USB connected 2 ext HDD. One is basic storage and the other is my ext backup HDD. If I try to open a file in either of them, my computer stops recognizing both the ext HDDs causing
    a major problem creating backups. The only way to bring back recognition of the drives is to reboot. I plugged the two HDDs into another computer and they were fine there. How do I fix this?
     
    cameraman32, May 6, 2020
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  4. JOHANKAAN
    Johankaan Win User

    Unable to access Ext HDD.

    unlock hdd

     
    Johankaan, May 6, 2020
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