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[left-of-center2012]

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[vercetti2021]

1. Could do a restore point

Sounds like a driver might have gotten messed up during the initial reading of the device. Maybe uninstall the device in the manager if possible and redo it the process.

[mr_lebowski]

5. You mean restore to a point in time before the HD was installed, I presume?

That could work.

I'd try (with the drive plugged in) uninstalling the device in device manager first though, less hassle. Do that, unplug, then restart pc, and plug in drive. Maybe that menu had an option you didn't notice where you had to check it off or something that said 'always open this menu when plugging in drive'.

OP: Double or Right-Clicking on the device icon in the taskbar doesn't bring up the options to run the menu program? That's what it is is a program, so ... Have you checked your Installed Programs list to see if maybe it also installed on your PC itself and you can run it from there?

[SummerSnow]

2. could this help?

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/bring-misplaced-off-screen-windows-back-to-your-desktop-keyboard-trick/

[Atman]

3. Why would you want to format the drive daily?

That doesn't make sense. Wouldn't you just format it once, and then start using it? Formatting wipes out everything on the drive and starts over. It may be why there was nothing there the next time you used it. If the task bar shows the drive's icon, then the drive is mounted. Just begin copying files to it.

Disclaimer; I'm not a Windows guy, although I do have Win 10 on my Mac. I would think you just right click on the icon to make the drive menu open, but then I don't really know what I'm talking about. Still, reformatting every day seems like a big mistake, unless "reformatting" means something different on a Windows machine than it does on a Mac.

[HopeAgain]

4. Question

Why do you want to reformat it more than initially? Once it is formatted, you should be able to use it. If you want the options to show up when you plug it in, the problem may be with the way your windows is set up.

Does the drive show up in your Windows Explorer? If so, it is working okay.

To have the options pop up when you plug in a USB device: Control Panel > Hardware and Sounds > AutoPlay. Then choose for Removable Device the option "ask me every time" Then save your settings.


Hope that helps.

[mr_lebowski]

6. Oh, derp ... yeah ... formatting a drive completely wipes the contents ...

So no menu could actually be because ... you've already erased the menu program from it.

You should be able to download the program itself from the maker of the drive, then re-install it.

I don't think OP means the AutoPlay menu because it wouldn't have an option like 'How Often to Format Drive'.

Come to think of it that option doesn't even make much sense to have at all ... OP are you sure it was 'Format' and not some other term?

[TreasonousBastard]

7. Sounds like you can't because you formatted the drive and erased the files...

You can do a search for "unformat" utilities, or you could try a restore, but I suspect you don't have to do either. The files and software that come with the drive are usually backup routines and other disk management stuff that duplicates what you already have somewhere.

What you really care about is whether the drive works or not. I assume it has a letter assigned, so just try saving files to it. If they save, you're good to go. You can also try to view the contents of the drive and see if anything's on it.

(Are you really sure it said "format daily" and not "backup daily"?)