Background
The error: Disk WD portable hard drive 1tb not recognized or showing up in Windows 10 computer.
Western digital external hard drive 1tb, 1tb, 4tb may not show up in PC due to different causes and here is a simple analysis and quick fix guide for each scenarios.
Here are the details of what could we do when the wd external disk is no longer working on computer.
Also read: Recovering files from wd external hard drive for free
In this case, here are three scenarios that you may judge what kind of situation your disk is suffering.
WD disk shows up in disk management as blank or no media
The rest methods are coming as fixes to logical damages on digital devices including your wd disk.
Step 1: Open cmd by pressing Windows icon + R or type 'cmd' once the run window shows up
Step 2: Type 'chkdsk/f/r', or you may type 'chkdsk/f/r *' (* is the drive letter of your wd disk)
CHKDSK /f/r to repair disk
Connect your removable disk to Windows computer such as Windows 10, and then open it under your computer with the following route.
'This PC' -> Right click usb drive/disk -> Property -> Tools -> Error Checking
Repair wd hard disk in Windows 10
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Mac? Also see: how to fix wd my passport not recognized on mac
Last updated on Nov 01, 2022