I have wd external hard disk connected via usb and it does not get detected. Recover lost data with iboysoft data recovery, step 2. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided. Wd software does not show the drive, so i cant unlock the the drive. How to fix wd hddexternal hdd no t initialized error. Generally, if your disk shows not initialized, its probably caused by mbr corruption or physical damage. When restoring my computer to factory defaults, i missed unplugging a wd mybook drive. List of all wd firmware and software available for download. I had 2 other drives, that i did unplug, and they work fine now that they are reattached. The repackaged unit was formatted as an mbr drive and would not go online initialize when plugged in. Win 10 disk management wont let me initialize drive. Nov 11, 2014 plugged in my wd my passport 1tb hd, and instead of the usual prompts to do something with it, nothing happens at all now.
My wd my passport ultra hard disk is not showing in this pc in desk management, it is showing as unknown not initialised. Western digital 1tb external hard drive not recognized by. Dvr and just want to re initialize or reformat to my computer instead. Disk management claims that the hd has the full tb unallocated and not. Jun 08, 20 wd external drive not initialized but has data on it.
I was supposed to do a behind the scenes video for my film camp which ended early. Western digital provides data storage solutions, including systems, hdd, flash ssd, memory and personal data solutions to help customers capture and preserve their most valued data. Tried changing cables, usb ports, connecting to other computers windows 7, mine is 10, without success. What should we do if disk unknown not initialized windows 10.
Wd my book essential worked earlier, did not use for some time, now computer cannot see it, even though it is listed in device manager. Wd my book not initialized unallocated windows 7 help forums. When i plugged in my external hard drive, western digital my passport 0740 500gb, pc said. But if the wd external hard drive stores data, you should also use data recovery feature of minitool partition wizard to recover files before you initialize the disk. The issue of disk 1 unknown, not initialized western digital can be caused by following reasons. One of the most common hardware issues happening to western digital wd and seagate external hard drive users is the fatal device hardware error, with the exact expression x. The wd external hard drive becomes unknown and not initialized in disk management. I had actually tried to initialize the disk on my laptop and was not able to. Wd my book essential worked earlier, did not use for. How to fix the disk unknown, not initialized or unallocated. I have tried several things from changing the cable, removing the drive from the casing and hooking it up directly through sata, tried multiple recovery tools found but so far i havent had any luck. Abrupt hard drive removal virus infection which breaks file system directly mbr damage bad sectors motherboard issue, etc. How to fix the fatal device hardware error and recover the. Popular as wd hard drives are, they disappoint users.
Fix wd hddexternal hdd not initialized, unknown with io. Wd my book essentiallive are great choices to store files. Wd my book wont initialize external drives for pc wd. I have wd external hard disk connected via usb and it does not get detected in windows explorer. Western digital wd provides various data storage solutions to help users capture and preserve their most valued data. Face disk unknown not initialize issue in windows 1078 when plugging. I dont want to lose any data, it contains all my family photos, please help. Products like wd my book, my passport and elements are favored by a lot of people. Even if i dont need the data, not able to initialize the drive as write protected wd software does not s. Sometimes laptops cant provide sufficient power to run full size desktop drives. Hope it helps you guys in getting some cheap white label reds 256mb cache.
Now that i have my system up and running, the drive shows up in computer management only. Hi there, do you know how to fix the problem that wd hard drive cannot be detected on my pc. Western digital usb 8 tb external hdds desktop for sale ebay. Wd my book not initialized unallocated windows 7 help. Win 10 disk management wont let me initialize drive ive got a wd my book that has stopped being recognized. I have tried several things from changing the cable, removing the drive from the casing and hooking it up directly through sata, tried multiple recovery tools found but so far i.
Mar 22, 2019 my wd my passport ultra is making intermittent clicking noise sometimes. However, you still need to know how to recover data from wd my book if youve lost the files, cant access the files or deleted files from wd my book. Rebuilding mbr cannot always fully work on the disk unknown not initialized issue. I have a western digital my book essential 3tb hard drive that i cannot mount or initialize. Hi guys, i have a problem on my wd my passport essential 500gb.
Wd my book not initialized unallocated greetings, i will cut right down to the issue at hand seeing that ive spent two hours on this so far and no luck. How to initialize wd elements hard disk if it is coming io. How to fix disk not initialized or unallocated under disk management when your ssd or hdd is unallocated raw partition with 5 free methods. Wd external drive not initialized but has data on it.
Wd my book external drive not working posted in external hardware. I have tried testdisk by cgsecurity and it did not have the drive listed. The hard drive was locked with a password and contains data, about 2 weeks old. When i go to disk management it comes up as disk 1, unknown, not initialized. Solved how to fix wd my passport uninitialized on mac. Data recovery from wd my book with destroyed mbr github. My book essential user manual about your wd drive 1 about your wd drive welcome to your my book essential external hard drive, an elegant, highcapacity storage solution for all the chapters of your di gital life. Solved cannot see usb hard drive anymore and cant initialize.
The wd quick view on the notification area of the task bar is. I tried buying another one to replace the usb board and still no luck. I have noticed that it no longer has a letter assigned to it and when i attempt to initialize the drive, it tells me. My wd drive dropped on the floor and i have not been able to access anything inside of it. When i tried to put together the replaced device now it wont detect it and what is even worse i dont hear the motor of the drive. Full solutions to fix disk unknown not initialized 2 cases.
Finally got around to uploading my wd my book shucking guide. How to fix disk unknown not initialized in windows 1087. Solve disk unknown, not initialized, unallocated error. Wd my book external drive not working external hardware. Wd my passport essential not initialized solved windows 7.
My western digital 1 tb external hard drive is not showing in my computer. Mar 21, 2017 hi, there are some reason a user often face this type of errors while connecting external hard disk to the system. This way applied to the situation that your wd hard drive shows as not initialized disk when you open disk management. Nov 16, 2017 disk unknown not initialized issue on external hard drive. When a drive shows not initialized it could mean the drive was not formatted to work with the so for the current computer. What should we do if disk unknown not initialized windows. My hard drive doesnt show up windows 7 fix western digital hard. Hi guys, i have western digital external hdd 2 tb green that seems to have stopped working. Jan 15, 2016 unable to initialize wd harddrive posted in internal hardware. Tried formatting, initializing, updating wd software, and moved it to 2 other computers with no luck.
Wd my book 1140 3tb usb hard drive all of sudden appeared as unknown and not initialized in the disk management. Initializing the drive will get the unit to work but data will be erased during format. If your external hard drive not initialized in disk management and showing up in file explorer, you can use these 6 methods to fix it. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.
Western digital mybook drive lock encryption failure and. Western digitals mybook drives are very convenient and popular storage options, but if the drive stops working then you might have success by giving it a quick. I said i didnt care about the warranty, just the data, so he said just to remove the drive and buy a sata cable to reconnect and obtain the data that way. Wd 1tb external hard drive becomes not initialized in pc, help. Sep 26, 2016 wd my book external drive not working posted in external hardware. Hello all, i believe my 4tb my book wdbfjk0040hbk is officially. My book not initialize external drives for pc wd community. I decided to put the commands onscreen in the video, helps me not forget to put them in at all. Wd my book 3tb ext hdd unknown not initialized hello, new here to this forum. My drive clicks for about 5 seconds then stops, but when i go to the file explorer its not showing up so i tried disk management tool and i found it but it always says request failed due to fatal device hardware error then i tried all your steps but none worked.
Datahoarder conclusion all in all i am pretty happy with the 8tb drives, they are 5400rpm but perform really well. Full solutions to no writable partition found in wd smartware. I was able to access my external hd about a week ago, watched a movie off it and fell asleep. Testdisk does not list mybook in the drives list nor does chkdsk command. I have 2 different wd drives a passport and a my book, the my book was unrecognized when i added the passport. When i tried to connect it with the new drive, i could not initialize the drive in windows.
In disk management, if you find disk shows unallocated space, just try to do partition recovery. How to solve disk unknown, not initialized, unallocated. Wd passport hd failed to recognize, disk not initilized. If you have made a backup of wd my passport or you dont care about the data on the drive, you can directly initialize the drive in disk utility. Mbl stucked at initializing device please wait my book live wd community. How to format wd external drive for mac apple community. Checked disk management where it shows disk as unknown and not initialized. It is working on my other pcwindows xp but here in my windows 7 ultimate it will not initialized. This article demonstrates you how to solve wd hard drive like wd elements or wd my book being not recognized windows 10 in detail. Wd external hard disk 1tb suddenly unallocated and not. My computer does not even detect the drive or if it does it only shows empty folders. Dec 02, 2017 now that i have my system up and running, the drive shows up in computer management only. You can recover your data with the data recovery tool like the easeus and bitwar data recovery program. Data recovery from wd my book with destroyed mbr hi, i am not sure whether it can help you, i thnk if your files are not overwritten, you can still have them back.
Hard drive not initialized, device is not ready,wont recognize i used a drivewire universal hard drive adapter ide pata sata to usb hdd adapter to hook up a 3. In the disk management the device is listed as disk unknown and not initialized. When i awoke the next morning, powered on my laptop, it wouldnt boot up so i shut it down and. My hard drive doesnt show up windows 7 fix western digital hard drive not detected. Had i not been a pro tools user i most likely would of never stumbled upon recovering these files. My book live initializing device, my mbl is stucked at initializing device please wait the message hasnt changed and i am unable to access the functions available on the. If thats all you need, you may close minitool power data recovery now. If disk 1 is unknown not initialized unallocated, what can you do. Unable to initialize wd harddrive internal hardware. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10. Disk unknown not initialized issue on external hard drive. How to initialize hard drive disk unknown not initialized unallocated fix duration. Fixing disk unknown not initialized failed drive youtube. If this method also cannot fix the issue disk 1 unknown not initialized western digital, try another solution as follows.
Hello, so we recently moved our my book to another computer and it did not show up in my computer so checking in disk management it is showing as not initialized and when i try to initialize it as either a mbr or g something it would not. If the wd external hard drive has no partition and is not initialized, you can just initialize the disk and create a new partition on it if this is a brand new disk. All these factors can lead to wd drives not initialized, such as wd elements not initialized. If i understood well, in order to use it again, i will need to initialize it. Popular as wd hard drives are, they disappoint users sometimes. Oct 15, 2015 hello, so we recently moved our my book to another computer and it did not show up in my computer so checking in disk management it is showing as not initialized and when i try to initialize it as either a mbr or g something it would not. Been searching and reading for the past week trying to get my hdd to work. It doesnt show in my computer but it makes clicking sounds for about 5seconds and in computer management it shows as disk1 and says disk not initialized. Cannot initialize wd my book essential 3tb hdd solutions. Hard drive is not showing up on my computer western.
Hi admin, im also facing the same like the rest of em with my wd 1tb external hdd, whenever i connect it, the computer recognizes its being plugged in, however it doesnt appear in my computer. How to fix disk unknown not initialized without data loss in windows. Model number wdc wd2003fzex00z4sa0 unfortunately when i try to initialize. Have you ever faced the issue that your external hard drive is not initialized on your windows pc when you plug it in. Our latest edition features visual, easytouse, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. I can pull up disk management, but all the format options are greyed out for the disk, and if i try to offline it i get a message from. Ive been using it for backup of selected computer files and folders with wd smartware and it used to work great. Quick fix for the request failed due to fatal device. Even if i dont need the data, not able to initialize the drive as write protected. Can anyone help me to backup the data from my hard drive. Through a music friend of a music friend of a music friend they lead me to a music composer who uses pro tools known as the ghostcomposer who had the same problem with his wd my book and was able to recover 100% of my music files for me.
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