Maxtor 1TB USB 3.0 portable hard drive

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Step 5. Here is the place where you change file system to FAT32. Also, you can do many other modifying. With less steps and clearer approach than Seagate DiscWizard, one can format Maxtor hard drive with ease. What’s more, except for formatting drive to FAT32, AOMEI Partition Assistant also offers feature named “NTFS to FAT32 Converter” which allows you to convert Maxtor hard drive to FAT32 without losing any data. Let’s take a closer look at how it works. Convert Maxtor Hard Drive to FAT32 from NTFS without Data Loss

When the hard drive driver is outdated, you may also not be able to view or find the Maxtor device on your PC. You can update your disk drivers and USB controllers to make the Maxtor external or internal hard drive detectable again: You can attempt to recover files that disappeared from the external hard drive from the image instead of the original to minimize further data loss. Tracy became a member of the EaseUS content team in 2013. Being a technical writer for over 10 years, she is enthusiastic about sharing tips to assist readers in resolving complex issues in disk management, file transfer, PC & Mac performance optimization, etc., like an expert. Unsupported file system– It’s possible that your hard drive is incompatible with your OS, thus generating the “Unsupported File System” error. This happens because external hard drives don’t support all file systems, for instance, NTFS, exFAT, EXT3, etc. If your Maxtor external hard drive is not showing up, you will likely have to format it to resolve the issue. By default, Windows hides files or drives for smooth operations. It’s thus possible that your Maxtor data is not showing up because Windows hid it. If you want to access your files, you can unhide them.Now your Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive should be accessible to be opened and work normally. Fix 9. Repair Bad Sectors You can get files off a broken or corrupted Maxtor external hard drive using data recovery software like Disk Drill. Just follow these steps: Maxtor external hard drive suddenly won't open or fails to show up on your PC? If you happen to be a user of Maxtor D3/One Touch or Maxtor portable USB drive, how will you fix such a problem? Can the Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive be detectable again? If your Maxtor hard drive displays as unallocated or unknown in Disk Management, it won't be detected by Windows File Explorer. You'll need to initialize the disk and create a new partition on the drive to make it usable again. Applies to: Fix Maxtor external hard drive/hard drive not recognized, not working, or not showing up error on Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista, etc.

In late 2000, Maxtor acquired the hard drive business of Quantum. [3] [4] The merger, which was completed on April 1, 2001, made Maxtor larger than its rivals, notably Seagate, and returned it to the server hard drive market and also implemented the ATA/133 interface into its hard drives. It’s possible that your computer might have gotten interrupted before establishing a connection to your hard drive. Maxtor USB hard drives are connected to a computer via USB cable, so when your storage device is not recognized by your computer, changing the USB ports can help: Follow these steps to create a byte-level disk image of your Maxtor external hard drive and retrieve data from it using Disk Drill:

Step 3. Select to scan and clear virus and malware on your Maxtor hard drive or external hard drive. When Maxtor external or internal hard drive doesn't have a drive letter, only display as a new volume in Disk Management, it won't be detected by Windows File Explorer. SeaChest Utilities zijn hulpprogramma's die ervaren gebruikers op een opdrachtregel kunnen uitvoeren. Plug-in voor Nytro VMware vCenter

If it shows up but disappears later, repeat the above steps and go to Disk Management, change the drive letter of your Maxtor external hard drive or USB and reconnect it to the PC to detect the Maxtor drive again. If you are a Mac user and your Maxtor external or internal hard drive is not working on Mac, try the following fixes: After successfully recovering data from a crashed or malfunctioning external drive, you can attempt Maxtor HDD repair. After nine years of development, the original XT-series of drives had achieved a capacity of 1GB. Maxtor sold the rights to the series to Sequel of Santa Clara, California in the mid-1990s, and the company exited the server drive market. Sequel, a spin-off of Unisys, was not a disk drive manufacturer; rather, they specialized in refurbishing drives for the existing customer base. Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy in 1992, Maxtor's exit from the high-capacity 5.25-inch SCSI market temporarily left a product void in the industry. Around this time, SCSI versions of the 7000 series drives were also discontinued, and all engineering operations in San Jose were shut down in late 1993, leaving only the former MiniScribe design engineering staff. After turnover in the executive staff, Maxtor decided it had made a mistake, and when Maxtor moved its headquarters to Milpitas, California, it gradually began to rebuild its engineering staff.

When Maxtor external or internal hard drive is offline in Disk Management, it also cannot show up in Windows File Explorer. You can set the hard drive online using Disk Management with the following steps: Windows has built-in format utility Disk Management and DiskPart. If the disk is greater than 32GB, Disk Management will give only NTFS option in File System column and Diskpart will give you an error says “ the volume is too big for FAT32”. Fortunately, Seagate provides Seagate DiscWizard to assist you format Maxtor external hard drive to FAT32 or NTFS if you wish to. 1. Format Maxtor External Hard Drive with Seagate DiscWizard Caution: The CHKDSK command works to fix inaccessible or corrupted storage devices, but it will cause permanent file loss. So make sure that you recover data with the ultimate EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard before applying this fix. Step 1. Connect the Maxtor external hard drive or USB to another USB port on your PC. Try all the available USB ports and see if it shows up. Dany is an editor of EaseUS who lives and works in Chengdu, China. She focuses on writing articles about data recovery on Mac devices and PCs. She is devoted to improving her writing skills and enriching her professional knowledge. Dany also enjoys reading detective novels in her spare time.