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Me too. Apparently you have to take away the power and give it a few moments to think about the error of its ways 😀 The PC had been off for a few days, and before then I'd had it on continuously for about a week, and in the meantime there was a Win 10 update that went into action when I turned the PC on today. It seemed to take forever, and then it just went completely black screen for an even longer time (no hourglass, no cursor, no mouse, but the monitor's power lamp was still blue, indicating it was active). So I forced a reboot which appeared to be fine - until I discovered that my 1Tb D drive and all of my data simply weren't there. Disk Management showed C drive only and rescanning changed nothing. Two restarts changed nothing. Forcing shutdown and unplugging for about 10 seconds totally worked. You suggest the additional step of pressing the power button while still unplugged, and I've read about doing that (to "flush" the capacitors) and I didn't do this, but unplugging and waiting a bit (also recommended when rebooting your modem and router) worked fine for me.

This commenttt is 100000%% legit, thanks man. I panicked really hard and one shut down was all it takes

Yeah this is what fixed it for me even on a laptop, thanks.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, THIS WORKED ❤❤

This worked for me as well! Thanks!

Same

same i dont got the rename option

same

did you ever figure it out? having the same problem

wonder if the ones above ^ ever found their drive

Yea same did you ever find out and fix it

​@@marvello8684 most likely your drive is dead

@@gamerarts8455 how do I check or fix

@@marvello8684 well if u went to bios and didnt see your drive then its probably dead and u cant fix it, u can try to change sata or power cable if u r lucky it might fix it

@@marvello8684 i did, i dont exactly remember how because it was a year ago

where cna i find this

Read this comment and simply decided to restart my laptop. Worked like a charm :)

Glad to be helpful.:)

thank you this worked!

worked with Aomei backup tool here.

me too..wtt why??

Have you tried powering off the pc and then starting it

Wich is that cable

Where is the cable bro helppp

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Soooooo have u got it back orr? Having same problem

Thank you for posting this comment. None of the other methods were working for me, but I checked the updates. Did find various pending and updated all. After restart, my D drive came back as it was. A big thanks!!!

Thank you so much for this comment.. This method worked. Just saved my life. Phew!

I was about to do this, but won't you have to format it (ie delete the files)?

hey man did you find a solution yet or ur still fked because im rlly fked up because of my 1 tb drive gone in an instant

Hey there! I think I found a solution! I had the same issues, and my system restores even ended up bluescreening.These got me thinking that it's a problem with the physical aspect of your devices. Yes, despite the fact that POST didn't signal any errors, I highly reccomend you take a look at how your SATA/SSD drives are fixed in. In my case, I've messed around with the cables. Usually your drive is fixed by 2 distinct ones. I think one of them thick, with 3 cables at the end, colored red,yellor and black. Thats your SATA power cable, which should be fine if your PC booted up in the first place. The issue in my case was with the second cable. Its red, flat and similar to the cables you can see in old school phones, with spring like rotation. It seemed to sit a little awkward, so I took it out (BEWARE: MAKE SURE YOUR PC ISNT PLUGGED IN) , blew off a little dust, and insterted it back in, this time fitted tighter. I also changed the motherboard port in which I put the 2nd end of the cable. Your motherboard most likely has 1-4 SATA ports which all look similar and serve the same function. In case one was damaged, I decided to put the second half in a different port from the original. Lo and behold, upon booting up, the drive was there once again!

@@iateyourcerealwhileyouread2620 Brother, I answered the original poster with a possible fix. Refer to it cuz I cant be bothered to type it again from my phone, its long.

@@lolololololo160 Hey there. I answered the original poster with a possible fix. Check it out if you're still struggling. I cant type it here since its quite long

@@laggingjaeger1148 yep this is what I literally did 2 days ago and, thank god, it worked like a charm! I appreciate you typing this though❤

samee

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Are you part of the windows insider program? After signing up for windows insider program im facing the issue

Same here

Windows 11 damaged my d drive

same here, when I restart my laptop the d disappeared again, any solutions?

lmao same

same here i already did all the tricks but nothings happem

@@emersongarcia2512 what to do? any solutions? pls help

Same

i got similar problem, i was using adobe premiere pro and when i did some editing, program suddenly freeze for a 10 seconds then worked normal. But when i try to open a Steam game, it showed that my D drive is missing. I disassembled the computer, removed the ssd then plugged back and it worked somehow. Now having the same problem, gonna do it again :(

I also have a lenovo and having the same issues

Hi there, thank you for your question! If you have tried all common methods to fix a connected but not appearing disk in File Explorer, there are a few other solutions to try. You can open Disk Management by typing "diskmgmt.msc" in the Run dialog box, right-click on the disk that is not showing up, select "Change Drive Letter and Paths", click "Add", and choose a drive letter that is not in use. Alternatively, you can use Command Prompt as an administrator and type "diskpart", then "list disk" to see all connected disks, identify the problematic disk, type "select disk X" (replace "X" with the disk number), "clean" to wipe the disk, "create partition primary" to create a new partition, and "assign letter=X" (replace "X" with the desired letter). Additionally, it is worth checking for hardware issues by trying a different USB port or cable, or connecting the disk to another computer to see if it appears there.

Hi there, thank you for your question. If your hard drive is vibrating and making strange noises, it is likely a sign of hardware issues, and there is a possibility that the drive is failing or has already failed.

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For me the rescan button was grayed out

Exactly , mine too!

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Solved my problem... until now. It's happening again. The only one solution for me is restarting my computer every time I see that my D drive is missing, but don't want to do that again and again. Maybe something's up with my OS and I should reinstall it? Before that I will try updating it because there is an available update.

same

Where did you get this game? Lol

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Hi there, thank you for your question! First, check the cable and power supply to ensure they are properly connected and functioning correctly. Next, check for any drive errors using the Disk Management tool and try reformatting the drive or performing a disk check if necessary. If the issue persists, try connecting the external hard drive to a different USB port or computer to see if it's recognized.

@@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware can you link me this disk managment tool, where can i find it? thanks

@@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware can you tell me

If you are using a Windows computer, you can find the Disk Management tool by following these steps: Press the Windows key + X on your keyboard. In the menu that appears, select "Disk Management". The Disk Management tool will open, displaying a list of all the storage devices connected to your computer. Alternatively, you can also search for "Disk Management" in the Windows search bar or in the Control Panel.

Hi there, thank you for your question! Try restarting your computer and try again if that doesn't help try pressing windows + R then type "services.msc" and press enter then scroll down to Virtual disk double click on it and then set the startup type to automatic and then click start under service status if it isn't currently running.

Thank you so much!!! this saved me because the rescan method didn't work. i'm so grateful to you and I cried out of happiness! god bless you

@@noura4701 hhh np

ily you saved meee

Is it shutdown?