Note: As formatting causes data loss, don't forget to use data recovery software in fix 3 to bring back all your hard drive data after making the drive show up. Set the file system as NTFS, tick "Perform a quick format", and click "OK" to start formatting the drive. Step 2. Find and right-click on your hard drive, select "Format". In Windows 7, right-click the Start icon, select "Search". Step 1. In Windows 10/8, Press Windows + X keys, click "Disk Management". In this case, the best solution is to format the drive to a supported file system. Here is how to do it: When your hard drive is displaying as RAW, or it shows as "*Others" in Disk Management, it means that your hard drive contains a file system error. Fix 2. Format Hard Drive to NTFS - Fix Not Showing Hard Drive with RAW or Corrupted File SystemĪpplies to: Fix hard drive not showing up caused by an unsupported, RAW, or corrupted file system.
Step 3. Restart your PC to check if the hard drive shows up. Step 2. Unplug and replug your hard drive via the SATA cable and power cable tightly. If the power cable or SATA cable is broken, replace the cable with a new one. Here's how to fix your hard drive connection and make it show up on your computer: Change Disk Connection - Fix Hard Drive Not Showing Up in File ExplorerĪpplies to: Fix internal hard drives or new hard drive is not showing up in File Explorer or Disk Management error.Ĭonnection issues usually result from a problematic cable or loose connection. Let's start fixing the hard drive not showing up error by yourself: Fix 1. If your new hard drive is not showing up, try fix 3 and fix 6.
Initialize Disk, Create A Volume, and Enable Disk in BIOSįor the used hard drive, fix 1, 2,3, 4, and 5 are worth trying. Pick an appropriate method according to the current state of your hard drive, and follow the tutorial to make your drive showing up again: In this part, we've compiled 6 ways for you to try. Fix (Old/New) Hard Drive Not Showing Up in Windows 10Īpplies to: Fix internal or new hard drive not showing up, not recognized, or not detected errors in Windows 11/10/8/7. All these errors can be fixed, and follow the solutions in the next 2 parts to make your internal or external hard drive show up on Windows again.
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