Windows 10: usb-hdd ex-fat works, but cmd states device is not ready

Hi,I have a usb-hdd formatted in ex-fat with a lot of images that i only connect once a month at most because it is an archive. when i plug it in a window pops up with the content that i can browse and copy.on the same disk i have a series of cmd files to sort the images, something i do every 6 month or so.however, when i tried today it does not work anymore and the command prompt terminal states 'device not ready'i've tried another usb port and rebooting my system with the hdd connected, even installed the wd driver that was never needed but was available in windows update.but every time i ru

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USB device not working on Optiplex 9010

I did plug in external HDD and went to device manager.
There is none of unknown devices in the list (picture below)


OK disabled and enabled USB 3.0 root hub and then pluged in external HDD,here is exclamation mark I got:




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yep..solved the problem with your suggestion...thx a lot...

 

USB not showing up - 'The device is not ready'

I was trying to reformat a USB to NTFS, but the progess was interrupted when someone who didn't know formatting was happening physically removed it. When I tried to plug it back in, it didn't appear in my computer. It shows in Disk Management, but 'Disk
1, Unknown' and is not initialized. When I try to initialize, it says 'The device is not ready'.

I have tried:

• Uninstalling the driver and restarting to Windows reaquires it.
• Using cmd with the following:
  • DISKPART
  • list disk
  • select disk 1
  • clean
  • create partition primary
  Which gives me the 'the device is not ready' error message.
  

Any input is very appreciated.

 

HDD in a HDD caddy is not showing up in the disk management

Hi,

To assist you better, I would like to ask some questions:

• How are you connecting the HDD Caddy?
• What is the make and model of your computer?

If you are connecting the device using USB, I suggest you to check if other USB devices are recognized as USB devices or Other device. If it is displaying as other device, then the issue might be with the USB port. So, I suggest you to update the USB drivers
by following the steps below:

• Press Windows key + X, select Device Manager.
• Expand Universal Serial Bus Controller.
• Right click on the drive, select Update Driver Software and follow the on-screen prompts.

Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.