Moving From Windows Vista (32 bit) to Windows 8 (64 bit) My Passport is not recognised

Check drive status under device manager. Go to computer management and click device manager. look for universal serial bus controller and check for any yellow triangle. If there is any, you just need to download the wd ses driver.

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