WD32001032 Not Recognised

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I have been using an old wd32001032 without problem for years.

Since switching to a new Windows 10 laptop I can’t access the hard drive anymore. The green circular light at the front of the hard drive is on all the time suggesting that it is powered up, but the laptop doesn’t recognise it in ‘My Computer’ settings.

Any thoughts? Much appreciated in advance.

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There could be various reasons for HDD to become unresponsive or undetected. The drive may get detected by the system if you connect it to another PC, but it doesn’t respond.

Below are the few possible reasons for an external drive 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

Apart from that, if your hard drive is giving any of the below indications or warning signs then there are chances that your drive might be failing:

  • Drive is undetectable or unrecognized.
  • System fails to boot.
  • Drive begins to make strange noise.
  • System gets heated soon.
  • BIOS unable to detect the drive.
  • Files or folders become invisible or corrupt.
  • Slowing down of the system.

Well, one have to keep backup of their data so that if there is any data loss situation or anything bad happens to their storage device at least they had a backup of the files, but when your drive got corrupted and you also don’t have any backup of your critical data in that case performing data recovery operation is the only option.