OS can't find the hard drive

Desaxion · Apr 18, 2016

Hi

I got about a year ago an external hard drive (Seagate Backup or something like that) and at first it was corrupted, but I fixed it with the Diskpart Tool. About a month ago it got corrupted again, and I am not sure why... I didn't have any important files on the disk, since I used it to install my games on it. So I tried to use the diskpart tool again but it didn't quite work out... I can find the disk in the BIOS and in disk management, but not in the Microsoft Explorer.

Is there a solution to this?

NOTE:
-I've cleaned the disk with diskpart and I could have done it wrong, so perhaps there is no way to solve this...?
-I've read on other forum pages and have tried formatting the disk in both diskpart and in diskmanagement, to the NTFS type. It haven't showed any type of error messages throughout the formatting stages.
-Disk Management just says that it has 100% clear space, and that it is healthy.

I'd be grateful if someone could perhaps help me out

Thanks!
/Desaxion

(Sorry if my english is a bit ignoble, english is not my mother tounge

)

Boogieman_WD · Apr 18, 2016

Hey there, Desaxion.

Don't worry, your English is fine.

What exactly do you mean by "the drive got corrupted". What happens, it just disappears from Windows Explorer (This PC/My Computer)? Would you be so kind as to post a screenshot of what you see in Disk Management about the drive (you can use imgur.com to upload the image)?

I'd recommend that you backup your important files if you have written such data on that drive and download the HDD manufacturer's diagnostic tool. After that go ahead and run the tests to see if there's anything out of the ordinary with the HDD. You could also try it with a different USB cable and a different computer, to see if the same issue occurs.

Hope that helps. Please let me know how it goes.
Boogieman_WD

Desaxion · Apr 18, 2016

Hi Boogieman_WD!

Here comes links to screenshots of both Disk Management and the Microsoft Explorer. The disk that I am trying to fix is the one called "Ny Volym"

Disk Management:http://i.imgur.com/p0WGvx0.png
The Explorer: http://i.imgur.com/eTZnf8x.png

Thanks for taking your time!

Boogieman_WD · Apr 18, 2016

Sure thing.

Well, everything looks OK in Disk Management, except the fact that the partition does not have a letter assigned to it. Go ahead and follow this tutorial to assign the drive a new letter and see if it pops-up in Windows Explorer: How to change the drive letter assignment in Windows

Please keep me posted.

Desaxion · Apr 18, 2016

It works as good as ever! Thank you so much!

Boogieman_WD · Apr 19, 2016

I'm glad I was able to help.

Cheers!

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