- #WD MY PASSPORT HOW TO OPEN UP DRIVER#
- #WD MY PASSPORT HOW TO OPEN UP FULL#
- #WD MY PASSPORT HOW TO OPEN UP PRO#
- #WD MY PASSPORT HOW TO OPEN UP PS3#
“And then when I tried it to my PS3 it doesn’t show up.” If it getting full, has long file names and many directory levels, or is becoming fragmented, this will make it slower. Well, USB isn’t that fast, and you now have a larger drive. It takes a long time to open in Explorer: However if it would just be Nice to recover the Data and you can afford to loose it completely you can try Opening the Command Prompt and entering chkdsk /r and it may do some good or just as easily it may completely destroy the Partition Tables requiring a Format with the complete loss of Stored Data.
#WD MY PASSPORT HOW TO OPEN UP FULL#
The more that you unsuccessfully attempt to repair the drive the less likely you are to get a full Data Recovery and the more that it’s going to cost to perform the Recovery regardless of what % of the data is recovered. If you don’t have your Data still on the Old Drive you’ll need to attack the drive with some form of Data Recovery Program that Rebuilds the Partition Tables but if the data on the drive is ”Important” you should packup the drive and send it to a Specialist Data Recovery House. I would hazard a guess that your old drive is a FAT 32 Partition Type and your new drive is a NTFS Partition Type which is why the PS3 can not read it now but that’s just a guess. You should use a FAT 32 Partition Table not a NTFS if you want/need to use it on different Platforms like a PS3 and PC.
If it’s just the Partition Tables Corrupted and you still have a valid copy of your Data all you need do is Open Drive Management and format the drive again. You can not just unplug any external USB Drive you need to dismount it first hence the Safely Remove Option on the Task Bar.
#WD MY PASSPORT HOW TO OPEN UP DRIVER#
Thanks everybody for participating in discussion.The most obvious thing is that something has happened to the USB Driver with a recent Windows Hot Patch, the recent Patch Tuesday but just as possible if you have not been using the Safely Remove Option on the Start Bar the Partition Tables could have been corrupted. Please read other comments as well because you may find the surprised solution just for you. I am not sure how long the method will last.įor future visitors: Looks like the post had helped some people having the same issue. If this “Halfway-in-USB“ trick is for you, backup your data after you have access to the hard drive. As some visitors commented it worked, you are welcome to try. The solution may not work for you depending on your situations (For example, different Operating Systems). It still acts in the "bizarre way”.įor Windows machines, first push USB half way through a USB port just tight enough for successful connection (you’ll hear the classic Windows sound effect), then push it down completely. Thus, I can tell it's not a USB cable issue.Īlso, I have tried to reformat the 2TB WD based on GPT or MBR partition tables. The 2TB WD still behaves in the "bizarre way". Since my 1TB WD is working properly, I try to switch the USB cables between them.
#WD MY PASSPORT HOW TO OPEN UP PRO#
That particular 2TB WD behaves in the "bizarre way" on all usb ports of my Win 8.1 desktop and my Win 10 Surface Pro 3. The difference is that the successful connection of the 2TB WD happens when the USB cable is half way into the USB port. Finally, I can push the USB completely into the USB port. Then, wait for the drive to show up in explorer. In order to make the 2TB WD to show, I have to process the following steps every time I connect this 2TB external hard drive: First, plug in the USB cable halfway through any one of my desktop computer's USB ports. If I connect it in the "normal way", it will not show up in explorer, Diskpart, or Disk management no matter how long I wait. Nothing weird! Once I connect it, the LED blinks for a few times for successful connection. I have another 1TB WD (same model as my 2TB WD) which behaves in a "normal way". I realizes there were threads related to the same issue, but it's not what I am looking for.
I have to connect it through a "bizarre way" to make it show up in explorer. My WD Passport Ultra 2TB external hard drive is not showing up in explorer when I plug it into the USB port in a "normal way".