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AspenFrost
Dec 15, 2025Iron Contributor
External SSD not detected in Windows 11 every now and again?
I have a quite a few 2.5 inch SSD drives, when needed I connect them via a usb-sata cable. Every now and again Windows 11 does not recognise the drives. It shows up in "This Pc" but no drive lett...
BennettFrost
Dec 16, 2025Iron Contributor
It sounds like you're dealing with intermittent recognition issues and drive letter assignment problems with your USB-connected SSDs on Windows 11. This can be caused by several factors, including driver issues, drive letter conflicts, power management settings, or filesystem inconsistencies.