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If your USB disk dies, it might be false alarm
Hello!
Yesterday while I was using my PC remotely via Anydesk, I noticed several errors when trying to read or write to a USB disk I had connected. I thought that for some reason might have lost the disk, so I decided to restart the computer to establish connection again. When the computer restarted and connected again via Anydesk I realized to my horror that the USB disk was not present in This PC! I immediately went to Device Manager and saw that the disk is present, but Disk Management showed it as a new disk and asked my to create a new partition! Almost had a heart attack! It was a 4TB USB disk with more than 2TB downloads! I would lose a lot! I could do nothing more remotely, and I was very anxious until I finished my job and could finally go home and check. Fortunately, the specific front USB port had gone bad for some unknown reason and would not connect the disk properly. I connected the USB disk to another USB port at the rear and it came to life! Thanks Goodness!
I posted this to give hope to others with a similar situation! If your USB disk just dies, do not panic! Try connecting it to another USB port or another computer, it might be that the specific USB port developed a problem. Even then, if your disk still is not detected properly, it might be that the SATA to USB circuit inside the case has gone bad. You can always open the case (warning, this voids the Warranty) and put the 2.5" SATA disk to a new SATA to USB case. I have done it many times.
I hope that helps.
PS: Unfortunately some Western Digital USB disks do not have a SATA disk inside with a detachable SATA to USB circuit, but the adapter is embedded on the disk controller! There is no easy way to fix such disks (by replacing the SATA to USB case). Any other manufacturer usually has a common SATA 2.5" hard disk in a SATA to USB case, easily replaceable if needed. Shame on you Western Digital, you don't play fair!
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