but the light is on. The flashlight of the WD external hard drive continuously blinks when I connect the drive with a USB cable. But the problem is that the WD hard drive is still not working when I connect it to a new USB cable with the PC. Nothing is detected. Do you know...
I have two WD external drives. One 14Tb easystore and a 4Tb My Passport. When I connect the 4Tb drive, I get a virtual drive (CD Drive (H:) WD Unlocker) - which when I click, mounts the actual drive. This seems to work fine BUT it takes a LOOOONG time to be recognized when co...
Another effective solution is to update your WD external hard disk drivers. The WD external hard drive not showing up is a situation where your Western Digital external HDD is physically connected to your computer but not recognized by your OS in File Explorer. A corrupt USB driver, USB port ...
3. Go to theDESTINATIONsection and choose a target path to save the file. An external hard drive, USB flash drive, Network, and Network Attached Storage (NAS) are supported. Here, you can choose a WD external hard as the storage device. 4. Now, clickSync Nowto start the sync task im...
Step 1. Connect the problematic WD external hard drive to your PC.Step 2. Right-click on the Windows icon and select "Device Manager".Step 3. Find and expand Disk Drivers, Portable Devices, Universal Serial USB Controllers, or Other devices.See if the WD external hard drive is shown as ...
Jun 11, 2014 #11 ayushmathur : Hi, I have an WD external 1TB for over an year now. It was working perfectly but suddenly stopped showing on My Computer. the drive is still present in device manager. However, in disk management, it is shown as uninitialized and upon initializing, it...
Step 2: Select "Update Drivers" from "Disk Drives" and right-click on the WD external hard drive. Step 3: Select "Find drivers automatically". Step 4: In This PC, you can see the Western Digital external hard drive after the hard drive has been automatically updated. Case 3. Drive...
Better compatibility: As new disk drive technologies emerge, they often require updated controller drivers to function properly. Whether you're upgrading to a newer, faster disk drive or connecting an external drive, having the latest drivers ensures that your system can recognize and communicate with...
Moreover, you can find the tool through Windows 10 settings troubleshooter page. Solution 4:Update USB controller and WD my passport external hard drive Another thing that might help you get rid of the "WD passport not showing up'' is updating the USB controller or WD, My passport drivers...
Better compatibility: As new disk drive technologies emerge, they often require updated controller drivers to function properly. Whether you're upgrading to a newer, faster disk drive or connecting an external drive, having the latest drivers ensures that your system can recognize and communicate with...