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I get no prompt when I connect the external drive to my PC The device is detected under device manager but has no drive letter assigned
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I would appreciate any further suggestions or thoughts you might have. Thanks Suvarna G.I have done what you suggested and these are the answers to your questions. Please let me know if you need further assistance. Check if you are able to open the drive in File Explorer. Follow the onscreen instructions where in the process you will get to a window where you can allocate a drive name for the HDD.ĭ. After allocating a drive letter, right click on the drive and select Open. On the PC if you do not allocate a drive letter or a drive name.Īllocate a drive letter to the HDD by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.ī. Open Run command by pressing Windows Key + R keys on the keyboard, type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter.Ĭ. Right click on the Unallocated disk drive and select New Simple Volume option. You will be able to view the drive on your PC if you have allocated a drive name for the partition created. Unallocated drives are those whose drive letters are not allocated when initially partitioned.
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Right click on the drive>Click on Rename. I suggest you to change the Drive letter of the USB drive after the Device is getting detected in Device Management. Are the files detected on any other computer?Ĭonnect the same hard drive to other computer and check if it is getting detected. Do you get any prompt when you connect the external drive to your PC?ģ. Is the external device getting detected under Disk Management.?Ĥ. Have you allocated drive letter for the external drive?Ģ. In order to understand the issue better, I suggest you to answer the below questions.ġ. I understand your inconvenience and we will surely help you to resolve the issue. Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.