tubesfifty
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I have a 120GB external USB hard drive that works fine on a Windows 10 laptop. I can access and back up files using Robocopy with no issues.
However, when I connect the USB drive to a USB port on an HP laptop running Windows 11, it shows as uninitialized and I cannot browse the files. Despite this, when I use DiskGenius on the Windows 11 machine, the USB drive appears and I can browse the files with all data intact.
The drive is recognized and functions normally when reconnected to the Windows 10 machine. It used to work on the Windows 11 laptop until a few days ago.
Why is it not showing up in Windows 11, and how can I resolve this issue without initializing or formatting the drive and losing data?
Thanks for any help!
However, when I connect the USB drive to a USB port on an HP laptop running Windows 11, it shows as uninitialized and I cannot browse the files. Despite this, when I use DiskGenius on the Windows 11 machine, the USB drive appears and I can browse the files with all data intact.
The drive is recognized and functions normally when reconnected to the Windows 10 machine. It used to work on the Windows 11 laptop until a few days ago.
Why is it not showing up in Windows 11, and how can I resolve this issue without initializing or formatting the drive and losing data?
Thanks for any help!