Can't Access External Hard Drive


  1. ReedOne
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    Windows 10
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    Can't Access External Hard Drive


    I can't access my external hard drive from my laptop. But when connect to other laptop using win 7 it easily open.
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    Drive E not showing NTFS file system.

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    Pop up when I tried to open Drive E.

    This is so frustrating Its not my external HD fault and I don't want to format it. Need a simple solution to solve this probem.

    Thank you.
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  3. ComputerGeek
    Posts : 268
    Windows 10 Pro x64 v22H2
       New #2

    Give this a try How to Cleanup and Remove old USB Mass Storage Drivers
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  4. jumanji
    Posts : 11,627
    Windows11 Home 64bit v:23H2 b:22631.3374
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    but with one modification,. Instead of moving DriveCleanup.exe to System 32 folder , just right click on the appropriate DriveCleanup.exe in its folder itself (32bit or 64bit as per your system) and run as administrator.
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