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External hard drive suddenly "unlabeled volume 1"
I was getting the error "The Recycle Bin on D:\ is corrupted" (external). Then, when I unplugged it and plugged it back in, it was unlabelled, and I can't access the files anymore. The error message says, "This volume does not contain a recognized file system." Yes, the disk shows good health on CrystalDisk, but it's asking me to format it.
Any fix besides formatting so i can access my files again?
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Right-click the volume in Disk Management > Change Drive Letter and Paths > Add, assign a new drive letter, and rename it manually.
