I spent hours searching various web pages to try to solve this problem and got nowhere. This video addressed the exact problem I had, explained the steps needed very clearly (and without unnecessary chit-chat), and solved the problem immediately. Thanks very much!
Maybe 48 hours of messing with bios and usb drivers... you identified and fixed my problem, then had me fix it, inside the time your clearly and calmly explained 3:21 video took to finish! Thank you, Sir.
this would be great but ...every forum ive read and every video ive seen says the same thing..my external hard drive DOES NOT show in device management/disk management. i have a lot of shit on this thing and only one laptop and no money or patience to buy shit to fix it. i really need some help
I'm with you! Everyone is saying the same thing but it STILL doesn't show up!!! Buy a USB adapter for 8$ on eBay. You have to use it as an extHD... That's what I did...
Full screen disk management and look for the storage size of your external drive. Apparently, my Hard drive was named "Disk 0 (or 1) Partition" and I followed the steps in the video from there.
What do I do if I'm having the same exact issue, I hear my external hard drive connect but it doesn't show on the computer, and it's not showing in the disk management either?
I plugged it in with the sata and power supply cables in my tower and that connected my original hdd (came with the tower) but it won't show up. Still hums when connected.... but I heard the click. It started clicking then it stopped ... then it started again when I tried to boot from it.....is my baby dead ?
OMG, 2019, it worked for me! All other videos didn't go into as much details and other options for others with different systems. THANK YOU, YOU'VE SAVED ME from pulling my hair out!
Yes! Thank you. Quick, easy and straight to the point. You're a star. I only just set up my new prebuild, and could see my storage drive through the tower window, so I knew it /was/ there. Now, finally This PC agrees with me. :)
Cant name drive solution: Right click the box of your new hard drive at the bottom half of the window. Click "New simple volume" it will open a wizard and you can name the drive then.
thx dude, you're golden. The good thing about having a shit tons of errors on your computer is finding a shit ton of solutions and new knowledges that will never be taken from you.
2023 and the unlining notion is that you rock cause im using an adapter to connect a whole hard drive and it wasnt coming up till i found this video so thank you
Thank you very much for your tip! I was able to see my wd 2tb show up again on my computer.. I was about to think of buying an ssd thinking my hdd was not functioning already. Good thing I got to watch your video. keep up the good work and may you make more videos like this. I cant thank you enough man.. 👍
Best video. Keep up the work. Straight forward to the problem I spent 30 minutes on online articles trying to fix this problem solved in 3 minutes with this video.
you'll have to wipe it right click on the drive and delete volume and then right click on it again and create a simple volume it will fix it and let you chose a letter to assign to it
Thank you so much brother, I have been booting my laptop and desktop many times ,and now I have my hdd internal back .I will never forget I gain a skill now In IT department. 😊
I found out after some testing a good solution was to use several cables . USB 1.1 2.0 and 2.1. The new 3.0 or 3.1 is real ploblematic. I ended using a 1.1 USB in order to recognize the hard drive .
I currently have a 2TB WD external hard drive that I was using with my Macbook Pro. When I plug it into my PC (running Windows 10) this same issue occurs, and I'm unable to change the file letter/name path (that area is just greyed out). Is this because it's formatted only for mac? I should still be able to at least view the files in it right? Any help would be appreciated!
Ok I figured out the issue (but it might be different in your case). My external hard drive was formatted for Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and therefore was not compatible with Windows. So I created a partition on it, formatted JUST THE ONE PARTITION for MS-DOS (FAT32) and copied any necessary files over to that partition. Then once I plugged it into my PC it showed up! That's my solution, but again, your situation might be different. Good luck :)
Nathanael Xavier Thanks but I already did it. All I did was deleted it and then I reinstalled it and before I clicked finish I just changed the name. That was my only problem. And now I'm downloading my games
Just reformat your drive under the MS-DOS (FAT32) format. Make sure you make a copy of all your files either on a partition of the same drive (what I did) or a brand new external hard drive. If you're having trouble reformatting your drive (on mac) go to disk utility and select your external hard drive. You'll want to click Erase and reformat to MS-DOS. If you're still in need of help I'd suggest doing a quick google search! Best of luck :)
U r like a demo god to me bro, u don't know how much help u did to me.I've never felt so foolish that it was such an easy task and I've been roaming over places to find this.Really appreciate ur help,the time u gave for making this video bro.May u live long with happiness.Thanks
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH, I WAS READING FORUMS AND EVERYTHING AND NOTHING HELPED. FINALLY SOLVED AND I CANT BELIEVE IT WAS SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS ADDING THE DAMN LETTER
Mate you are an absolute legend thank you so much, this really helped me out, I finished building my PC a little over 24 hours ago, and the HDD was not appearing in my documents. Thanks to this video however, it does now. Thank you man. Have an amazing day bro
8 years later and u helped me out. Thanks for the video hope all is well I was about to send back to Amazon with nasty review. 4 tb worth of retro games lol😂
Thank u you Stone. A great video illustrated guide on how to detect the undefined mobile hard disks. Thought video is 7 years ago, but is still clear n understandable in sloving the problem. Good 👍 jobs.
8 years later and still way more helpful than all the other videos
even after they change the administrative tools to Windows tools like he is a lifesaver
doesn’t even fucking work stop lying
I spent hours searching various web pages to try to solve this problem and got nowhere. This video addressed the exact problem I had, explained the steps needed very clearly (and without unnecessary chit-chat), and solved the problem immediately. Thanks very much!
Maybe 48 hours of messing with bios and usb drivers... you identified and fixed my problem, then had me fix it, inside the time your clearly and calmly explained 3:21 video took to finish! Thank you, Sir.
8 years later and this video still helps.
Thanks a lot man!!
You are a legend, searched so many UA-cam tutorials for this and then bang 3:21 later I've fixed my external drive . Thank you
9 years later and this video still helps. Thank you so much.
7 years later and it works like a charm thank you friend
7 years later and still helped me. If you see this, god bless you mate!
Every single video of yours I've watched is very informative, to the point and easy to understand. Thank you!
6yrs later and ure still saving lives. Thank you
this would be great but ...every forum ive read and every video ive seen says the same thing..my external hard drive DOES NOT show in device management/disk management. i have a lot of shit on this thing and only one laptop and no money or patience to buy shit to fix it. i really need some help
I'm with you! Everyone is saying the same thing but it STILL doesn't show up!!!
Buy a USB adapter for 8$ on eBay. You have to use it as an extHD... That's what I did...
same with me.
bro same
Same, disk management solution is completely pointless if it doesnt show up on there
Full screen disk management and look for the storage size of your external drive. Apparently, my Hard drive was named "Disk 0 (or 1) Partition" and I followed the steps in the video from there.
you're a life saver thank you 9 years later and its still helpful
What do I do if I'm having the same exact issue, I hear my external hard drive connect but it doesn't show on the computer, and it's not showing in the disk management either?
Yeah I have the same problem 3 years later
@LOLLY DUMMY mine is still broken:/
@LOLLY DUMMY could you tell me if you fix yours
Same problem here bruv, won't show in bios or in disk management. I have an internal hdd that I got from my laptop.
I plugged it in with the sata and power supply cables in my tower and that connected my original hdd (came with the tower) but it won't show up. Still hums when connected.... but I heard the click. It started clicking then it stopped ... then it started again when I tried to boot from it.....is my baby dead ?
Saved me after 8 years of being uploaded. Thank you brother.
OMG, 2019, it worked for me! All other videos didn't go into as much details and other options for others with different systems. THANK YOU, YOU'VE SAVED ME from pulling my hair out!
Finally I have found a solution, this worked perfectly. Cheers mate.
Thank you! Even after 9 years your work continues to help!
Yes! Thank you. Quick, easy and straight to the point. You're a star.
I only just set up my new prebuild, and could see my storage drive through the tower window, so I knew it /was/ there.
Now, finally This PC agrees with me. :)
Bro everyone talks about formatting the drive but no one shows this tysm ❤️
Awesome man, you made it so easy and simple to follow.
Thanks a lot!!
Finally, a 3 minute explanation. Thanks!
Hi
Man. That was a way to show how to fix an issue in an very simple and correct way without trying to complicate things
Thanks
Nice
Peace
Just want to let you know that this worked for me in 2024.
Thanks for keeping this useful video up on the internet.
Thanks man. Quick, easy, and it gets to the point.
bro soooooooo straight to the point and simple...... worked like a charm
Cant name drive solution: Right click the box of your new hard drive at the bottom half of the window. Click "New simple volume" it will open a wizard and you can name the drive then.
GOAT
It's prompting me to format the volume. Will this re-format the hard drive? In other words, will I lose my data?
when i right click everything is white
Cant create new simple volume
thx dude, you're golden. The good thing about having a shit tons of errors on your computer is finding a shit ton of solutions and new knowledges that will never be taken from you.
it doesnt appear even in the computer managment whats the solution
is it a new one ?
no its an old hdd @@lovelyman4023
Same problem
Check if it’s connecter inside the computer
Same problem 😭 mine was brand new Built
Ive been looking for this solution for hours . .. your tutorial fixed my issue.. you earned a sub . ... Thanks buddy
Thank you! Your instructions helped with getting back to one of my HDDs. So easy! and so... Thanks again!!!!
2023 and the unlining notion is that you rock cause im using an adapter to connect a whole hard drive and it wasnt coming up till i found this video so thank you
your video was so clear and easy to follow - thank you so much, you saved me from my panic!
Thank You!! I have watched so many videos that did not solve the problem. Your video did it in less than a minute!! Can't thank you engouh!!
Hi - When I right click on the drive I want to fix (in the Computer management box) all my options are greyed out other than 'delete volume'.
Help!
Try to look for a red cross that is for delete as well ,I had the same problem as you had.
Had the same issue. I used easeUS disk master, clicked on create a partition and done.
@@Cheema4528 tell me more about it i have same prob
@@freakio5298 I don't remember exactly just play with the app. Especially operational section
@@Cheema4528 this worked thank you i had two 4tb hard drives i thought were broken thank you so much
Thank you very much for your tip!
I was able to see my wd 2tb show up again on my computer.. I was about to think of buying an ssd thinking my hdd was not functioning already. Good thing I got to watch your video. keep up the good work and may you make more videos like this. I cant thank you enough man.. 👍
when I right click, the "Change Driver Letter and Path" option is greyed out
same here
same. only option i see is 'help'
see if hdd in lower list showing something like offline...then right click on it and choose to online.
@@CryptoFeeders it says data error cyclic redundancy check
@@CryptoFeeders where is the hdd?
After long search, I finally found the solution. Many Thanks for the video.
You just saved me from getting freaking out😂
Best video. Keep up the work. Straight forward to the problem I spent 30 minutes on online articles trying to fix this problem solved in 3 minutes with this video.
This will still be relevant in 2030.
You the best 9 years straight :) Works perfect!
My drive is not showing up disk managment
me too...my hardisk dont show up in disk management.so how?
CookieNorway Same here someone please post a video about this issue.
Mine will only show up in device manager and it gives me code 10
Charlie Schutte I found out my problem. I fucked up the boot menu when i boot up my pc
Me too my drive is not showing
Thanks man even after 7 years it's helped me
The hard disk option is not showing in disk management
Hope this will help.
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This was extremely helpful because I had a 2 terabyte hard drive that wasn't reading in my custom built gaming PC. Thank you for posting this video.
it dosent let me change the letter,
same
FusionBros ur clicking the wrong drive
Mine work
you'll have to wipe it right click on the drive and delete volume and then right click on it again and create a simple volume it will fix it and let you chose a letter to assign to it
and how to do this WITHOUT wiping the data?
5 years later and it was a great tip! Thank You!!!
*9
my drive is still not showing on disk management. but it is connected bec it lights up. help please. thank you
me either :(
so what did u do ?
Nothing, im lazy to find a solution because 70 year olds comments big text of bullshit
Me too
same prob too.
Thank you so much brother, I have been booting my laptop and desktop many times ,and now I have my hdd internal back .I will never forget I gain a skill now In IT department. 😊
5 lears later and u j saved my life 😂
sameeee
samee bro
🤣❤️
More like 6
Me tooooooooo I'm so fucking happy rn
I found out after some testing a good solution was to use several cables . USB 1.1 2.0 and 2.1. The new 3.0 or 3.1 is real ploblematic. I ended using a 1.1 USB in order to recognize the hard drive .
It worked for me. I found an old cable that could make it work, this after I bought a hub. Grrr!
great video, your the second tech guy to help me with storage devices in a single day. you get a like.
Hi...the option to change drive letter when you right click is greyed out.....only option I can select is DELETE VOLUME....pls help
delete it an it will work
will this delete the content on the drive?
Are you serious or joking? I have this issue and the drive contents is very important.. it's backed up, but 4TB would not be fun to get wiped.
seven years later and you saved my life thanks bro
my external hard drive has exactly the same problem but I can't Rename it
same here damn
did you fix it?
nope still an issue...
same
same here but i plug in and i didnt see uname drive on disk management
My god 6 years later, I was sat here thinking nope this is the same thing I've seen then look it's worked brilliant man 😂 what a legend
I currently have a 2TB WD external hard drive that I was using with my Macbook Pro. When I plug it into my PC (running Windows 10) this same issue occurs, and I'm unable to change the file letter/name path (that area is just greyed out). Is this because it's formatted only for mac? I should still be able to at least view the files in it right? Any help would be appreciated!
Nathanael Xavier same. but when I scroll down the comments. He never answered any questions like these
Ok I figured out the issue (but it might be different in your case). My external hard drive was formatted for Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and therefore was not compatible with Windows. So I created a partition on it, formatted JUST THE ONE PARTITION for MS-DOS (FAT32) and copied any necessary files over to that partition. Then once I plugged it into my PC it showed up! That's my solution, but again, your situation might be different. Good luck :)
Nathanael Xavier Thanks but I already did it. All I did was deleted it and then I reinstalled it and before I clicked finish I just changed the name. That was my only problem. And now I'm downloading my games
hi, im not up with this technology stuff, can you walk me through this as im having this exact problem? :)
Just reformat your drive under the MS-DOS (FAT32) format. Make sure you make a copy of all your files either on a partition of the same drive (what I did) or a brand new external hard drive. If you're having trouble reformatting your drive (on mac) go to disk utility and select your external hard drive. You'll want to click Erase and reformat to MS-DOS. If you're still in need of help I'd suggest doing a quick google search!
Best of luck :)
6 years later and it helped me, thanks!
mine says i need to initialize it first, and the options are "MBR" and "GPT" what should i do??
Same here!
Spartacus m one
Did you manage to solve it without removing any data?
Same with my case ….. what should I do ?
OMG THIS VIDEO IS 7 YEARS OLD BUT HELPED ME SO MUCH THANK YOU
mine shows on device manager, but not on disk management :(
same
R.I.P. harddrive..i will miss you.
I fixed mine
How did you fix it?
Hope this will help.
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Thank You Very Much Brother. I can not explain how happy I am now. You saved me!!!!!!!!!!
Dont buy Seagate Hard Drive.
Trust me.
true it makes u see gates of hell,lol
Fuck its what im using right now thats why im here lol
its 2021 and you just saved my life!!! thank you so much....i been stressing over this for a week now
Works almost 10 years later and I can backup my GoPro footage now thank you
I was terrified that my new expensive drive doesn't work..thank you so much for the help! Appreciate it
thanks, I watched a video and it helped but didn't fix my hard drive, but after found yours and fixed it thanks.
8 year old video and this was the only one that solved my issue with my new M.2 ssd
U saved my life after 7 years thanks man
9 years later you just saved my life
Worked like magic😂
Thank you so much man.
Thanks....solved the problem in 5 min. easy !!! Saving a lot headache !!!
8 years still helped me out thanks bro 😂
6 years after and you saved my life
Amazing bro 👌👌👌 100% working & Easy to solve
OMG thank you!!!! I have invested more than 5 hours on this but you just made it so simple I'll sub TYTY
thank u so much man I was thinking its dead but u helped me a lot with my both internal, external drive
Awesome, found so many Videos about dedicating the hard Drive, this one was perfect for needs , thank You !
THANK YOU!!!! IVE BEEN SUFFERING FOR HOURS!!!
After 9 year later thank you for posting this video
Thank you for this. Short sweet too the point vids like this absolutely rock.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, THIS IS THE MOST SIMPLE TUTORIAL FOR FIXING MY NOT SHOWED HDD🤩
Very helpful, very easy to follow instructions. Great video.
Thanks now I can see my drive your a life saver
U r like a demo god to me bro, u don't know how much help u did to me.I've never felt so foolish that it was such an easy task and I've been roaming over places to find this.Really appreciate ur help,the time u gave for making this video bro.May u live long with happiness.Thanks
9 years later and still saving life’s helpful
God bless you man. I've been panicking for weeks.
fianlly a quick and simple explanation. THANK YOU
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH, I WAS READING FORUMS AND EVERYTHING AND NOTHING HELPED. FINALLY SOLVED AND I CANT BELIEVE IT WAS SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS ADDING THE DAMN LETTER
9 yrs later to save my life, thanks man ❤
Mate you are an absolute legend thank you so much, this really helped me out, I finished building my PC a little over 24 hours ago, and the HDD was not appearing in my documents. Thanks to this video however, it does now. Thank you man. Have an amazing day bro
Great video. May the youtube algorithms bless it xp
Dayum. I'm lucky that mine did show up in the list. Thanks a lot, my man! Liked.
8 years later and u helped me out. Thanks for the video hope all is well I was about to send back to Amazon with nasty review. 4 tb worth of retro games lol😂
Thank you, i thought it was an issue with a cable, this video solved it
Saved my clean install from a lot of frustration. Thanks!
Thanks brother. First video I clicked on and problem solved.
yo thanks a lot man, u teach me better than any video i've watch. at least thanks man
Thank u you Stone. A great video illustrated guide on how to detect the undefined mobile hard disks. Thought video is 7 years ago, but is still clear n understandable in sloving the problem. Good 👍 jobs.
Thanks mate I wasn’t sure if this would work because my issue was slightly different but it did so cheers