Have a 1T My PassporThis text will be blurredt bought in 2013, hardly ever used. Hoping to use it to transfer files to a new PC. It’s not found on File Explorer, Device Manager can read it, but Disk Management failed to initialize, due to “Fatal Hardware Error”. Any hope?
Hi @MartyF
Please refer to the link below to resolve Drive Not Initialized and Access Denied in Windows Disk Management
Title: Resolve USB Flash and External Drive Not Detected by Windows or macOS Guided Assist
Link: Resolve USB Flash and External Drive Not Detected by Windows or macOS Guided Assist
Also, have you opened a Support Case? If not opened, for more information, please contact the WD Technical Support team for the best assistance and troubleshooting:
