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My novel, the letter isn't displaying.

My novel, the letter isn't displaying.

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Woely
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01-14-2022, 01:36 AM
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Here’s a rephrased version of your text:

I own an 8 TB Western Digital My Book external USB hard drive. On "Desktop A" or "Laptop A," it appears normally with the correct letter and I can access the data without issues. But when connected to "Desktop B" or "Laptop B," it shows up in Device Manager, though it displays as unallocated space in Disk Management. The Mini Tool Partition Wizard works on both computers, revealing the partition inside. When I attempt to assign a drive letter manually, it disappears right after exiting the wizard. Restarting the Mini Tool Partition Wizard restores the letter, but once I open the partition again using that tool, the data vanishes.

I suspect a Windows 11 security issue might be preventing the system from recognizing the drive. The hardware specs are mixed: Desktop A is an i7-8086k with Gigabyte motherboard and the latest Windows 10 update; Laptop A runs an i7-8th gen processor on Lenovo hardware; Desktop B uses an Asus board, Xeon E5-2640v3, running Windows 10 Pro; Laptop B is an HP Ryzen 5 3500 with Windows 11. I’ve installed the Western Digital software and tried everything—deleting the drive in Device Manager, rebooting, resetting BIOS, even using CMD DiskPart—but nothing changes.

I’ve tested various USB ports, unplugged and plugged it back in, and checked all ports. The drive still appears as an unknown volume. I’m at a standstill, having tried numerous solutions despite 25 years of experience with computer hardware. If anyone has suggestions, I’d appreciate hearing them. But before anyone suggests copying or formatting the drive, I won’t do that.
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Woely
01-14-2022, 01:36 AM #1

Here’s a rephrased version of your text:

I own an 8 TB Western Digital My Book external USB hard drive. On "Desktop A" or "Laptop A," it appears normally with the correct letter and I can access the data without issues. But when connected to "Desktop B" or "Laptop B," it shows up in Device Manager, though it displays as unallocated space in Disk Management. The Mini Tool Partition Wizard works on both computers, revealing the partition inside. When I attempt to assign a drive letter manually, it disappears right after exiting the wizard. Restarting the Mini Tool Partition Wizard restores the letter, but once I open the partition again using that tool, the data vanishes.

I suspect a Windows 11 security issue might be preventing the system from recognizing the drive. The hardware specs are mixed: Desktop A is an i7-8086k with Gigabyte motherboard and the latest Windows 10 update; Laptop A runs an i7-8th gen processor on Lenovo hardware; Desktop B uses an Asus board, Xeon E5-2640v3, running Windows 10 Pro; Laptop B is an HP Ryzen 5 3500 with Windows 11. I’ve installed the Western Digital software and tried everything—deleting the drive in Device Manager, rebooting, resetting BIOS, even using CMD DiskPart—but nothing changes.

I’ve tested various USB ports, unplugged and plugged it back in, and checked all ports. The drive still appears as an unknown volume. I’m at a standstill, having tried numerous solutions despite 25 years of experience with computer hardware. If anyone has suggestions, I’d appreciate hearing them. But before anyone suggests copying or formatting the drive, I won’t do that.