Maxtor 1TB USB 3.0 portable hard drive

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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. When your external hard drive doesn't show up in Windows File Explorer and Disk Management at all, how to access it? Here are some tips: Step 3. The PC will automatically boot into another Startup Settings screen, press F4 to initiate the PC reboot into Safe Mode.

Step 4. Type: chkdsk g: /f /r /x (g should be the drive letter of your Maxtor external hard drive.) and hit Enter.A missing drive letter causes your system to struggle to access the Maxtor HDD: You can try fixing the issue by assigning a drive letter or changing the existing one. Hard disk repair doesn’t always have to be complicated. Very often, the issue arises from a bad USB port. Before attempting other methods, try connecting the hard drive to another USB port.

Follow these steps to create a byte-level disk image of your Maxtor external hard drive and retrieve data from it using Disk Drill: Interestingly, unlike popular misconceptions, data recovery is quite possible without having to format your hard drive. Maxtor had initially made efforts to get into the 2.5-inch hard drive market, but in the beginning of 2005, new management made the surprising decision to discontinue development in this field. This was considered by many industry watchers to be a particularly peculiar move, since the market for such hard drives (mainly notebook computers and MP3 players) was already experiencing rapid growth, with no signs of slowing down in the foreseeable future. unplugging of the hard disk– If your external hard drive is not working, it could be due to improper connection or incorrect unplugging. An external storage device is mostly connected via a 2.0 or 3.0 USB connection, and the drive cables can be quite sensitive. If unplugged improperly, you could experience data loss.Connect the Maxtor hard drive you want to format to your computer and make sure it is detected. Install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. 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: 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:

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. Step 2. Try to connect your Maxtor drive to your family's or colleagues' computers. Is it showing up there?

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. If your Maxtor external hard drive or USB shows as RAW or unallocated, move to Maxtor external hard drive recovery to restore data first. 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. It’s possible that your computer might have gotten interrupted before establishing a connection to your hard drive.