Windows 10: usb read

why my window connote read my usb external hard disk

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USB is not being read

Hi James,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you are facing and will assist you in solving the issue.

To assist you better, I would like to ask if the system is able to detect other USB devices.

I suggest you to update the USB drivers by following the steps provided below:

• Press Windows key + X, select Device Manager.
• Expand Universal Serial Bus Controller.
• Right click on the drive, select Update Driver Software and follow the on-screen prompts.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to
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How to read USB pen drive

Performed steps as advised Pls see attached photo After finish, now I can copy/paste files on the USB drive. I'll test the USB drive on a Linux computer later. Thanks for your advice. Another question; How can I read/retrieve files on WDC WD2002FAEX-007BAO WDC WD2005VBYZ-02RRWB2 They are storage drives - ext4 and; Samsung SSD 860 EVO 2TB SanDisk SDSSDH3250G They are Linux drives on this PC Pls see attached photo device_manager Thanks Regards

 

How to reformat USB Recovery Drive

Part of the commands and results were missing from the image.

Open adminstrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
diskpart
list disk
select disk #
(replace # with the disk number for the flash drive)
attributes disk clear readonly
exit


If the above steps work then you are set.
If the above steps fail then view this link for additional troubleshooting steps:
How to Format Read-only USB Drive Successfully?