Windows 10: Why am I suddenly getting "the volume does not contain a recognized file system" when...

For some reason I am getting "the volume does not contain a recognized file system" when trying to access my EHD. I was able to access this morning but a little later, I was not. Nothing transpired between the time I could access it and the time I could not. It is a WD Passport EHD. I open the WD Utilities app and performed the following tests. Here are the resultsrive Status Check: PASSEDQuick Drive Test: PASSEDComplete Drive Test: FAILEDwhen 40% completedI have tried the EHD on my husband's laptop, same make and model as mine, and I get the same message. When I hold my EHD, I can f

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System Volume Information contains redundant historical "System Volume Information" files using 80% of my disk

Hi,

There are different options available in the Windows 10 operating system that allow you to manage the disk drives on your computer. This includes formatting disk drives or cleaning up junk files.
The system volume information folder contains the system restore point entries,
data used by the content indexing service databases that speed up your file searches, the volume shadow copy service for backups, and the distributed link tracking service databases used to repair shortcuts and links.

Usually, it is not recommended to delete the entries from the System volume information since Windows needs this files. For us to resolve your concern, kindly attempt the steps below to shrink the size of the System Volume Information
folder:

• Press the Windows key + x to open the Quick link menu and from the list select
  Control panel.
• Select System and Security and then from the options presented choose
  System.
• On the left had the panel of the System information window, select the option
  System protection.
• Once you have the System properties window open, select the
  System protection tab and then click on the button labeled configure.
• You can now control how much disk space Windows uses for System Restore points.

Once you complete the steps you can now attempt to delete the folder and check if this improves the storage space you have on the disk drives.

We look forward to your response once you complete the steps.

 

System Volume Information contains redundant historical "System Volume Information" files using 80% of my disk

Thanks for providing the additional details regarding your concern as well as the diagnostic steps that you have completed. Since the files in the system volume information folder still remain and were not removed with the steps provided, we suggest that
you follow the steps on this
link to run a disk cleanup so that the unused system files and cache can be removed from your computer.

Regards.

 

"the volume does not contain a recognized file system" in one of my laptops

recently I plugged in my 4TB WD passport HDD in my VAIO SVF15N17CX laptop, unfortunately, I get this error message:

"the volume does not contain a recognized file system"

the strange thing is here: I've checked HDD in other PCs and its working fine on all of them.
so please help me.