But the problem is that the wd hard drive still not working when i. My book duo twobay storage unit, with wd discovery. I had the flashing light problem on a wd my book essentials i unplugged 2 fans that were plugged into an extension cord plugged my hd and. It seems that my wd 1tb external hard drive cannot be recognized on my. However, i found that wd elements not showing in my computer file explorer after i connected it to my computer running windows 10. It appears in the storage section of that window, and when i. I have tried numerous power cables and usb cables all in different combinations and all i can tell is that it is stuffed. Recently we received an email from a macfixit reader who wrote in with a fix he found for his western digital mybook external hard drive that had stopped working. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10. Hi guys, i have western digital external hdd 2 tb green that seems to have stopped working. However, i found that wd elements not showing in my computer file. Hello, guys im suppose to ask a question but i am providing a solution to wd external hard drives at least for my book anyways, ive had my my.
My 1tb wd external hard drive is not working on my windows 10 pc and i can do nothing to the drive since it fails to show up in this pc. My other notebooks with windows 8 and windows 7 os have no problem accessing the shared folders. If it is not being seen in disk management then it is likely a communication problem with the usb enclosure box holding the hard drive and the computer. Wd my book live not connecting to windows 10 technical. Windows 10 wd mybook not recognized anywhere on my dell.
Wd my book external drive not working posted in external hardware. I can access my mybooklive with no problems using the wd dashboard, but i cannot access my files. Hgst enterprise he8 hdd found in early retail 8tb wd my book. Tutorial how to fix no writable wd smartware partition. Reply to us with the information, so that we can assist you better. I know the problem was not with my computer or cables because i had another same wd bought exactly at the same time and it was working well. By the way, after you fix the problem, if your data loss from the external hard drive and need to recover, dont forget to try recoverit, one of the most professional data recovery software. Wd my book external drive not working external hardware. Fix wd external hard drive not recognizedworking with light on. Hello, guys im suppose to ask a question but i am providing a solution to wd external hard drives at least for my book anyways, ive had my my book for a couple years gave up on because i couldnt figure how get stuff to save to the harddrive because it was not being recognized. Fix wd external hard drive not workingrecognizedshowing up. Please select the product for reset instructions wd support. My next step is to try and recover as much as possible through the xbox and.
Just updated from win7 to win10 because i got tired of microsoft nagging me with that popup. It is detected in addremove hardware but i did have to install the ses driver from wd when the default driver did not work and showed a yellow question mark. Wd my book live not found my book live wd community. Although i can access the wd my book live dashboard, i cannot access the shared folder in my book live and map it to my pc. My book duo desktop raid storage user manual western digital.
How to fix external drive not recognized error in windows. That is to say, i am unable to access my wd hard drive from file explorer. The cable is working, but the driver is not working despite showing the light. How to fix external hard drive not showing up youtube. I have a wd my book live 2tb hooked up to my network by ethernet cable. I removed the 2tb drive to use in my dlink enclosure and placed a wd 1tb drive in the my book enclosure but windows does not detect it in explorer or disk management. Appreciate receiving fix possible solution to this problem. Western digital my book problem question and answer dti data. My book not detected external drives for pc wd community. If your windows 10 computer failed to detect your wd my passport ultra hard drive, follow the steps listed in this guide to fix the problem.
It used to appear in the computers section of the windows explorer. How i rescued my data from a 3tb wd my book external hard drive. I have a western digital 1tb elements portable external hard drive, which used to work well with my friends computer. I tried to backup my old computer and my wd hard drive no longer had its software on it. Insert the external hard disk and check if the driver is getting install or not. Windows 10 cannot access \\mybooklive\public my book.
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