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Ed_Canada_Ontario
Copper Contributor
Jan 02, 2020

Adding external HDD but not showing Volume

Hi, I had an old laptop with Windows10, I removed the 2.5" HDD from the laptop. I put it into a 2.5"enclosure. I plug it into another Windows 10 PC. New device found and driver installed. Cannot see...
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Ed_Canada_Ontario
Copper Contributor
Jan 03, 2020
Thought if it’s not a SATA I wouldn’t even be able to plug it in.... hmmm... think I will check the spec of the enclosure again...
Cheers.
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Ed_Canada_Ontario
Copper Contributor
Jan 03, 2020
https://www.amazon.ca/External-Enclosure-2-5-inch-Supported-2139C3-G2/dp/B07QDMRRRL/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=hard+drive+enclosure+type+C&qid=1577663971&sr=8-5

Actually the enclosure from Amazon...
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    HotCakeX
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    Jan 03, 2020
    Thanks, that looks pretty decent, USB C and everything.
    try other ports of your PC too, front and back, see if it changes anything, it does for me when plugging my super old external HDD (+10 years old) to my super new PC motherboard.

    also, from experience, there is a tool that i use when Windows disk management can't solve my problem, it's called MiniTool Partition Wizard.

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