How do I fix my external hard drive not initialized?

Solution 1. Initialize Disk

1. Right-click “My Computer” > “Manage” to run Disk Management.
2. Here, right-click the hard drive and click “Initialize Disk”.
3. In the dialogue box, select the disk(s) to initialize and choose MBR or GPT partition style. After initializing the disk, you can now recover data from your disk.

How do I initialize a GPT disk?

In Disk Management, right-click the disk and choose “Initialize Disk”, choose MBR or GPT in the pop-out window and click “OK”. To initialize disk Windows 10 MBR to GPT via cmd, press Win+R at the same time, input “cmd” and press on “Enter” to open Command Prompt window.

Why is my HDD not initialized?

The disk unknown not initialized error may happen because of partition on the hard drive is lost or deleted. There is a first sector where MBR code and partition table is written. If MBR is corrupted, the operating system fails to access data on the hard dive, and the bad thing may happen.

Can not initialize external drive?

Cannot Initialize Disk External Hard Drive 1. The disk or external HDD is corrupted due to virus infection 2. The internal hard drive or external hard drive has bad sectors 3. The CMOS setting is wrong 4. More other unknown reasons

Is internal hard disk faster than external one?

Internal hard disks are faster than external hard disks for data transmission. They can copy and move data at a high speed as compared to portable drives. It is because data transmission speed depends upon interface between drive and system. As external hard disks transfer data via USB 2.0 data cable, they are slower than internal hard drives.

Can not access external hard drive?

As explained, you cannot access an external hard drive for many reasons, for most of the time, the consequence results from either a hard drive connection problem or hard drive self corruption.

Why is my external hard drive not recognized?

The most direct reason why an external hard drive is not detected by computer is a broken USB port. You should try to connect the hard drive via another USB port or on another computer. If the USB device not recognized problem is solved, it is the USB port that should be blamed.