Step 3: Shift to the Devices tab at the top and move your cursor to the target external hard drive. Make sure that you're plugging the external hard drive into a USB port on your computer itself, not a hub or a keyboard USB port. A lot of users have reported that the hard drive shows up in Disk Management but not in File Explorer. This happens most of the time because the drive is uninitialized.

It may sound unlikely, but many users have reported that updating their system solved the issue for them. Here’s how you can do the same: Expand computer hard drive storage instantly! Add extra storage to your Desktop PC / Laptop Without opening up the case Ultra-Durability】Aluminum alloy shell by micro-arc oxidation process makes the shell surface harder and more wearable. Premium Nylon Braided adding additional durability and tangle-free, can bear 20000+ bending test. Gold-plated connections for corrosion resistance. Consider your space requirements. External hard drives usually come in flavors of anything from 512 gigabytes to several terabytes in size. Make sure that you buy a hard drive that has more space than you need.

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FAT32 has a maximum file size of 4GB, and only supports volumes up to 2TB. It's unlikely that you'll run into either of these issues using a flash drive, but they are still limitations. The main reason to use FAT32 is that it works with pretty much any device, such as cameras, media players, game consoles, and more. The main reason why an External Hard Drive doesn’t show up is faulty components. This could be anything from the ports and cables to internal parts like the USB to SATA interface.Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted) - A combination of the three above formatting options for the Mac format.