How to Fix WD External Hard Drive not Recognized Issue?

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How to Fix WD External Hard Drive not Recognized
Issue?
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If you are WD external hard drive user then you
must be surely aware of the troubles that you
have to face at some point in time. The hard
drive is external peripherals and can misbehave
sometimes. So if you have no idea how to
troubleshoot your WD External Hard drive that is
not recognizing then refer this post till the
end. You can also contact Western Digital
support to avail quick help from the technical
executives who have full knowledge about the WD
Hard drive and its related issues.
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Steps to Fix WD External Hard Drive not
Recognized Error

• Step 1 First and foremost, if the hard drive is
  not recognizing or fails to show up on your
  computer then you must change the USB port or
  connect it with another new set of cables to see
  whether it shows up in the PC or not.
• Step 2 Remove and clean up any existing virus
  from your device when your computer gets
  affected by the virus or malware then it becomes
  tedious for it to recognize. So with the help of
  an antivirus software, you need to clean the
  threats.
• Step 3 Turn on USB Root hub to make WD external
  hard drive recognizable
• Click start then type devmgmt.msc and press
  enter
• Open the device manager gt Choose USB controllers
• Right-click USB Root Hub and click properties
  then power management
• Uncheck allow the computer to turn off the device
  to save power

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Making your WD External hard drive detectable on
PC

• Solution Change the drive letter to make it show
  up
• Right click on This PC gt Manage gt Disk management
• Find and right click the WD External hard drive gt
  select change drive letter and path
• Assign new driver letter to your WD external hard
  drive and save the changes
• You will be able to see the drive show up.
• It is highly advised to dial Western Digital
  phone number that stays available 247 online.
  The certified technicians will provide you with
  an adequate solution to make your hard drive
  detectable on your computer.

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