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Here are some symptoms/error messages when your removable disk can no longer be detected.

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Removable disk not recognized, please insert a disk into removable disk

Removable disk 2 no media
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External hard disk not recognized saying no media

Or even this one - Disk is not initialized
Disk unknown unallocated

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How to fix external hard drive not showing up under pc or disk management (6 free ways to try when your disk is no longer recognized) - [video tutorial]

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'My WD external hard drive is not showing up under This PC.

I have a 500GB WD external disk which is often used for data backup. Yesterday, I wanted to reinstall operating system on my computer, so I moved all important files to the external hard drive. After system reinstalling, I attempted to move those files back to my computer. However, the problem is when I connected the external hard drive to my computer, Windows system cannot detect the external HDD. I think my external drive is corrupted due to some unknown reasons, but I really want to get back the lost files how to repair data from WD external drive when it can’t showing up in My Computer?'

Why removable disk is not showing up in Windows 10/8/7

There are many possible causes that may lead to an unrecognized hard drive in Windows 10 or even other operating systems like Windows 7 and Windows Server OS. And here are just some of them.

Windows 10 update that brings disk drive to be out of date and this could be some reason why your disk is not visible in Windows 10. Later we will show you how to update the disk driver for free.
Sudden power surge or unsafe removal that made damage to the removable disk.
File system corrupted on the hard drive or usb disk due to logical damages
Virus attack and the file system or fat (file allocation table) was damaged...

removable disk not recognized and does not contain a recognized file system

6 Free methods to fix removable disk is not recognized/undetected

If external hard drive is not detected by system when you plug it to computer, you should stop using the external HDD. Then use a read-only tool to pull data out of the external hd before using any tool to repair the damaged disk since every repairing is making changes to the inside data that would make the inside data corrupted/changed.

Data Recovery from Unreadable External HDD

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Steps to Recover Files from Corrupted Portable Hard Drive

Step1. Plug the portable hard drive to Windows PD. Run the software and choose scan option.

Step2. Choose the portable hard drive and click Next button to scan.

Step3. Double click the file to scan and then select all needed files to recover.

Why Is External HDD Not Showing up?

Usually, when you plug an external hard drive to computer, system can detect it as a removable HD . However, why does the external HDD stops working and become not readable? The reasons are various. Sometimes, external drive will be corrupted because of some unknown reasons. Windows cannot detect external hard drive when it is corrupted or damaged, so the external hard drive will not show up on your computer. To avoid these problems, you should always use your external hard disk properly and keep it from any possible virus.

USB Hard Drive Has Unrecognized RAW File System

Sometimes, when you plug USB hard drive to your computer, it can show as a removable disk or under Disk Management. However, you are unable to access the USB hard drive because it has an unrecognized file system RAW. If your USB shows RAW file system and becomes not readable, you don’t need to worry about data loss. At least, it can still be detected by system, so you still can recover files. In this situation, the most important thing for you is to prevent overwriting or physically damage the USB hard drive.

How Does Data Recovery Software Work for Corrupted External HDD Recovery?

When portable hard drive is not working due to RAW file system or other reason, try iCare Data Recovery to restore data. This data recovery software works as a read-only tool to deep scan the device so as to search for all lost files. In order to recover lost files from damaged external hard drive, the following points are very important:

1. The drive is not physically damaged
If the external HDD is physically damaged and becomes undetectable, you cannot get back lost files. Therefore, it is necessary to protect the external HDD from being physically damaged due to any possible reason like water damage, fire damage, etc.

2. Avoid overwriting the data stored on the removable hard disk
You should avoid writing any new data to the removable hard disk before data recovery. If the lost data is overwritten by new added data, you may be not able to perform data recovery.

Last updated on May 26, 2020

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If your external hard drive or hard disk is not recognized or detected, keep calm. EaseUS hard drive data recovery software can help you easily recover hard disk data when it is not detected or recognized. Read this tutorial and learn how to recover data from hard disk which is not detecting.

How to Recover Data from Hard Disk Which Is Not Detecting

1. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery software on your computer, select the external hard disk not detected to get started.

2. The hard drive recovery will start scanning the disk to searching your lost data and files.

3. After the scanning, you can check all recovered files. Preview and click the 'Recover' button to recover files from external hard drive not detected.

When and Why the External Hard Drive Not Detected or Recognized

An external hard drive is definitely helpful for data backup or data transfer. But sometimes it also brings trouble when it is not recognized or detected by the computer. This usually happens with some error messages like:

'The drive is not formatted'
'The drive cannot be accessed'
'RAW drive is not initialized' etc.

When the drive is corrupted due to improper usage or simply because the disk has been used for too many times, how to fix this error? Usually, there are three major reasons that Windows cannot recognize your hard drive:

A hardware issue with your computer's USB port
A driver problem with your Windows computer
The drive becomes dead

So, first, connect your external hard drive to another computer and test if it is the USB port problem. If it works on another computer, you should fix the USB port. Otherwise, you need to try the following methods to fix external drive not recognized issues and retrieve data.

Important: If your hard drive cannot be detected in Disk Management or My computer, EaseUS data recovery software won't work. Make sure you have solved the Not Detected Problem before doing data recovery.

Case 1. Hard Disk Is Not Detecting in My Computer or Disk Management

Sometimes, the external hard drive doesn't appear in your Computer window but list in the Disk Management window because it doesn't contain any partitions.

So, first press 'Windows Key + R', type diskmgmt.msc into the Run dialog and press 'Enter' to check if the drive shows up in Disk Management.

① If you do see the drive here, you can first perform external hard drive recovery to restore data from the disk by using EaseUS data recovery software and then format it properly. So Windows or your other devices can access and recognize it.

② If the drive doesn't show up in Disk Management after you've tried another computer, you may try the Device Manager. To do it, you need to press 'Windows Key + R', type devmgmt.msc into the Run dialog, and press 'Enter'.

Look under Disk drives and check for any devices with a yellow exclamation mark next to them. If there was a yellow mark, it can be sure the drive has a driver problem. Right-click the device and select 'Properties', and look at the error message. This error message can help you fix the problem.

Case 2. Hard Disk Becomes RAW and Not Detected

First, DO NOT do as Windows requires. If you did so, all data in the drive would be lost. You should take immediate action to get those important data out from the inaccessible hard drive and then format it. A disk data recovery tool will be a good helper to recover data from the RAW drive. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is the best tool to make hard disk recovery and recover data from any data loss situations. It can help you get lost data back with simple clicks.

Step 1. Locate and scan the RAW hard drive.

On EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, locate the RAW drive and then click 'Scan'. The program will automatically scan all lost files and data on the RAW drive.

If the RAW drive lost its label, it will be detected as 'Lost Partition'.

Step 2. Find and preview found data in the RAW drive.

When the scanning process finishes, find lost RAW drive data in 'Deleted Files', 'Lost Files' or 'Existing Files'. Filter and Search features also can locate the found files with ease. Check and double-click each file to preview them.

Step 3. Restore and save RAW drive data.

Choose the found files from RAW Drive and click 'Recover'to save the items to a new location.

After data recovery, you can format the RAW external hard drive to the proper file system to make it detected.

Step 1: Connect the external hard drive to PC > right-click on 'This PC' > 'Manage' > 'Disk Management'.

Step 2: Find and right-click on the external hard drive > select 'Format'.

Step 3: Reset the external hard drive letter and system file (NTFS) and save all changes.

After this, reboot your PC and reconnect the external hard drive to the PC. You should be able to reuse it.

Case 3. There Is Something Wrong with Device Driver

If your external hard drive still cannot be recognized, you can update the driver to fix it. o update hard drive drivers for your computer storage controller follow the steps below.

Step 1: Click the Start button > type Device Manager and hit Enter.

Step 2: Select 'Device Manager', expand categories to find the name of your hard drive, and right-click it.

Step 3: Select 'Update Driver' > Select 'Search automatically for updated driver software'.

If Windows doesn't find a new driver for your drive, try to find the latest one on the device manufacturer's website.

Case 4. The Hard Disk Is Not Detected Because It's Dead

The dead hard drive eventually affects all computer users. But you can still fix it.

Step 1: If it is recognized as Online Disk and the partition or disk space is displayed properly. Then you can recover data from it using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard WinPE Edition.

Step 2: If your dead HDD or external hard drive is not showing as 'Online', you can still fix it by following this guide: How to Recover Data from a Dead Hard Drive. It provides you with tried and true solutions to fix a dead HDD.

How to Recover Data from Hard Disk Which Is Not Detecting FAQs

Here are a few more questions related to how to recover files from external hard drive not detected. Check the answers if you have the same problems.

How do you recover hard disk data when it is not detected?

how to recover data from hard disk which is not detecting? Or how to recover data from external hard disk which is not detecting? Here are the solutions by using a file recovery tool.

1. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery software on your computer, select the internal hard drive or external hard disk to get started.

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2. The hard drive recovery will start scanning the disk to searching your lost data and files.

3. After the scanning, you can preview and restore any file you want.

Why is my hard disk not detected?

There are six main reasons why your hard disk will not detect. Here is a list of them.

Hard drive not enabled in the BIOS
Serial ATA drivers are not properly installed
Faulty or unplugged data cable, the BIOS will not detect a hard disk if the data cable is damaged or the connection is incorrect
The drive is not working
Incorrect jumper settings on the drive
Faulty hard drive aged or the connection is incorrect.

How do I recover files from a hard drive that won't mount?

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EaseUS data recovery software can often detect and recover files from bad disks that are not detected by the operating system and that refuse to mount.

1. Download and install EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on your computer.