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flacjaket

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My Seagate GoFlex 500 isn't showing up in Windows. Disk Management sees it, but there's no feasible option there. It's not a blank drive, so I can't make a new simple volume, only delete it.

I have important data on there. What gives?
 

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    Windows 8
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    PC/Desktop
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    FX-8350
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    970 Chipset
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    16GB DDR3 1600
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    R-7970
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    Chrome
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    Windows Security Essentials
Hi there
If it's properly formatted and you can SEE it in disk management simply Right Mouse click on the disk and then choose assign (or change) drive Letter. Choose one from the drop down and after a few seconds the computer will recognize the device.

Sometimes especially if you switch drives between machines this happens -- it can be caused by the "Disk signature". There is a way of changing this -- I can't remember the link and I don't bother -- just assigning a volume letter is simple enough so that's what I do.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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jimbo45 said:
Hi there
If it's properly formatted and you can SEE it in disk management simply Right Mouse click on the disk and then choose assign (or change) drive Letter. Choose one from the drop down and after a few seconds the computer will recognize the device.

Sometimes especially if you switch drives between machines this happens -- it can be caused by the "Disk signature". There is a way of changing this -- I can't remember the link and I don't bother -- just assigning a volume letter is simple enough so that's what I do.

Cheers
jimbo
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I'll give it a try, thanks. Right now I'm dealing with another hard drive issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    970 Chipset
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    R-7970
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Security Essentials
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