My PC is not registering my hard drive after moving

richard.seth.scott42 · January 13, 2021, 12:00am

So ive had this hard drive for over 3 months and it has now decided to stop reading on my pc. ive tried multiple solutions including changing cord, trying on a different system and such. i tried it on my buddys PC but it still wont show up at all. Any advice?

WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption (Latest Model) - Black

S/N: {removed}

P/N: WBDPKJ0040BBK-0A

mikes2 · January 11, 2021, 5:58am

There can be various reasons for an HDD to become unresponsive. Reconnecting the HDD won’t help in most cases. The HDD remains visible and may be detected by the system if you connect it to another PC, but it doesn’t respond.

Below are few possible reasons for HDD being unresponsive:

A Lot of bad sectors
Infected File (Virus or Malware)
Driver issue
Mechanical failure

You can try the below options to resolve the issue:

Run CHKDSK
Use an Antivirus & Anti-Malware tool
Re-install the drivers

Here, I suggest you to check out the below blog to know the possible solutions for this issue: https://www.stellarinfo.com/blog/how-to-fix-not-responding-hard-drive/

Hope this will help.