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but when i go to computer management and open the external hard drive(drive H) it opens from there
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but when i go to computer management and open the external hard drive(drive H) it opens from there
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Change the view of My Computer
to "Details
" and right-click on any column header and click/tick/select to show EVERY column, so that we can see information like size, type, location
, etc..
When looking for attached hard drives, USB flash drives or CD and DVD drives using Windows Explorer, you may notice that some drives are not seen in Windows Explorer or the drive may disappear after a short time or when Windows resumes from Sleep or Hibernation. This can be caused by any of the following:
Open Administration Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management > File Menu > Action > Rescan Disks and see if then appears. Also, pay close attention to if the drive letter changes in the list of drive in Disk Management.
If there's no change, try changing the drive letter assignment to something you're sure won't interfere with any drives you've used in the past (permanent, removable, or network) like maybe U: or X: then Rescan Disks and post your results.
Corrupted registry keys may be causing issues with connecting to your CD or DVD drive
Note: To use this method, you must be logged on to Windows as an administrator. If you need help verifying that you are an administrator, go to http://support.microsoft.com/gp/admin
Important Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.
This problem may be caused by two Windows registry entries that have become corrupted. To use Registry Editor to delete the corrupted Registry entries, follow these steps:
In the right pane, click UpperFilters.
Note: You may also see an UpperFilters.bak registry entry. You do not have to remove that entry. Click UpperFilters only. If you do not see the UpperFilters registry entry, you still might have to remove the LowerFilters registry entry. To do this, go to step 7.
In the right pane, click LowerFilters.
Note If you do not see the LowerFilters registry entry, go to the next resolution.
Additional possible causes:
Bitlocker Encryption:
When an external drive was encrypted with BitLocker (on a Windows 7-based PC) the drive may not be visible when plugging it to another computer (Windows XP-based PC). There may be an expectation of getting a popup asking for the BitLocker encryption key but this does not happen.
This can be resolved by decrypting and disabling BitLocker while connected to the first Windows 7-based PC, the drive will then be visible as expected on the second PC.
Roxio GoBack:
This problem may occur if you have used the Roxio GoBack program on the hard disk. The problem occurs because Roxio GoBack modifies the master boot record (MBR) and changes the partition type on the hard disk. This can cause the drive to be inaccessible in Windows XP, even when the hard disk appears in Device Manager and in Disk Management console.
To resolve this problem, contact Symantec for the latest updates to GoBack.
Or you can work around this problem by using the following steps:
WARNING: If you are not sure that you can safely follow these steps, contact your hardware documentation or contact the manufacturer of the hard disk or the computer before you continue.
1it actually worked i was able to see the drive after the computer restarted. – munish – 2014-01-28T04:16:48.813
3Which step do you think actually solved the problem? – Flak DiNenno – 2014-01-29T14:59:45.087
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I had this happen too in windows 10 after I disconnected a letter that was attached to a network device that shared the same drive letter that my usb drive was assigned to (in disk manager) that I attached later, but that may not be the cause, but an issue inside windows explorer.
The answer, if you don't want to reboot the computer, is shutdown all instances of windows explorer. Best to be sure. Shut down each instance of explorer.exe in details tab in task manager until all are gone. Then load windows explorer again using the Run command from the File Menu in task manager. Type explorer.exe and enter.
When windows explorer reloads, the drive should be available.
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My answer was more obvious. The USB drive was showing in computer management but not in Explorer. I tried all the above, plus restoring USBstor.inf etc to no avail. Then I noticed in computer manager that the drive did not have a letter attached to it. Right click, assign it as drive D: (or Z:) and off you go.
Can you change the view of My Computer to "Details" and right-click on any column header and click/tick/select to show EVERY column, so that we can see information like size, type, location, etc.. – Flak DiNenno – 2014-01-27T13:46:41.400
i changed it to the details view with column details – munish – 2014-01-27T13:51:47.137
and did you see the hardrive? – Rudolph – 2014-01-27T14:17:32.117
no, i recscaned the disk and changed the drive letter but still i can't see it in windows explorer. – munish – 2014-01-27T14:19:12.007
Did you format the drive and rescan for it? Or change the drive letter assigned to see if it appears? – Pretzel – 2014-01-27T15:09:30.703
it actually worked i was able to see the drive after the computer restarted. – munish – 2014-01-28T04:16:28.610