On Sep 29, 10:54 pm, "Stanley" wrote:
> wrote:
> > Hey guys,
>
> > I did a Windows reinstall on my PC today, and completely reformatted
> > the hard drive as well. Prior to the reinstall, I backed up all my
> > important files to my external HD.
>
> > The reinstall went ok, but when I plugged in the external, the drive
> > does not show up in my computer. I tried plugging in another USB
> > device and it does get recognized. I've tried different ports,
> > unplugging and replugging the external. Windows does make that USB
> > noise when I plug it in, but it just shows "mass storage device". I
> > can't imagine it is the USB cable because it was working just a few
> > hours ago. I tried plugging the external into my laptop and it would
> > not recognize there either. Please help. I have important files on
> > this thing
>
> Right click on My Computer icon
> Select Manage
> Select Disk Management
> Find the Volume and alocate it a drive letter- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
I tried that, and it now shows a new drive, but it wants to format my
hard drive. That would erase my backup right? This is a Western
Digital Element HD. I downloaded their diagnostic tool, and it was
able to recognize the external.
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