Windows 10: WD not shown in Explorer but shown in Disk Management

Discus and support WD not shown in Explorer but shown in Disk Management in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi, I recently tried to connect my WD Extrernal 1 TB passport to my windows PC. After connecting, I hear the normal click sound that appears on... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Krish_1234, Jan 2, 2019.

  1. KRISH_1234
    Krish_1234 Win User

    WD not shown in Explorer but shown in Disk Management


    Hi,


    I recently tried to connect my WD Extrernal 1 TB passport to my windows PC. After connecting, I hear the normal click sound that appears on connecting on any external device. But I dont see any device shown in the explorer. I do see my passport under disk management with different allocation. Kindly suggest what can be done to access the files on the hard disk. I also tried to connect it to a Windows laptop but the same thing.


    NOTE: I did not make any change to either PC or hard disk.


    Thanks,

    :)
     
    Krish_1234, Jan 2, 2019
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  2. HENRYVO1
    henryvo1 Win User

    the usb disk drive is shown in "Disk management" but NOT in File manager

    the usb disk drive is shown in "Disk management" but NOT in File manager

    please help
     
    henryvo1, Jan 2, 2019
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  3. SUMIT DHIMAN2
    Sumit Dhiman2 Win User
    the usb disk drive is shown in "Disk management" but NOT in File manager

    What Filesystem is shown by the disk manager? Or simply,

    Can you post back the screenshot of Disk management?
     
    Sumit Dhiman2, Jan 2, 2019
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  4. SKOFAB
    Skofab Win User

    WD not shown in Explorer but shown in Disk Management

    Disk order shown in disk Management



    WD not shown in Explorer but shown in Disk Management [​IMG]


    I read somewhere that the C directory disk should ideally be Disk 0 - as you will see, my three internal disks do not follow this pattern.

    Do I need to swap the signal leads at the motherboard end to correct this - or does it not really matter. I confess I do like to see detail where the main drive is listed first*Wink
    Will this work, or it it not to be advised or have adverse consequences.
    Thanks in advance for your comments
     
    Skofab, Jan 2, 2019
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