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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sat Oct 28, 2017, 12:21 PM Oct 2017

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WD My Passport issue [View all]

My 2TB external USB HD only light blinks. Was working fine.
No letter issued and therefore no access.
I tried removing from Device Manager and rebooting then turning on HD...nothing.

Win 10 Home 64bit

I have read to just leave it plugged in until it gets recognized (which could take a long time) then save data and get rid of it.

Any suggestions on other external drives? I think I will avoid WD.

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WD My Passport issue [View all] SHRED Oct 2017 OP

well, essentially there are only two makers of hard drives lapfog_1 Oct 2017 #1

thanks SHRED Oct 2017 #3

no... right now the drive is dead lapfog_1 Oct 2017 #4

It's the pictures SHRED Oct 2017 #5

Pictures from where? lapfog_1 Oct 2017 #6

good ideas SHRED Oct 2017 #7

I think it's a goner SHRED Oct 2017 #8

no it's not "gone", What they will do is lapfog_1 Oct 2017 #10

Time for Cloud backup Abnredleg Oct 2017 #2

Try this first canetoad Oct 2017 #9

If Device Manager sees the hardware Sailor65x1 Oct 2017 #11

Before giving up on it, try a different cable and USB port. Thor_MN Oct 2017 #12

what light is blinking? you mean the green 'power' light blinks? Sunlei Oct 2017 #13

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