{"id":19839,"date":"2023-05-25T17:58:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T12:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=19839"},"modified":"2023-11-28T18:31:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:01:58","slug":"how-to-fix-seagate-external-hard-drive-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-to-fix-seagate-external-hard-drive-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Seagate External Hard Drive Not Working?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Summary: Has your Seagate external hard drive broken down? Don\u2019t worry. If your Seagate external hard drive is not working, follow these tips. If you need more help then take Stellar Seagate Hard Drive Recovery Services<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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“I have a 2 TB Seagate external hard drive. It has been working fine for a couple of years. Suddenly from yesterday, I cannot access the contents. Why Seagate hard drive is not working?”<\/em><\/p>\n

-Naresh Arya, Bangalore<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We receive so many messages like this seeking help about why Seagate hard drive is not working.<\/p>\n

\"seagate<\/p>\n

Seagate is one of the best-known brands of hard drive. They make both internal and external drives and besides Western Digital is the only other OEM manufacturer.<\/p>\n

But hard drives are delicate and fail often. Let us find out the reasons why and explain each as best as possible.<\/p>\n

Among other important things, we\u2019ll discuss the following in this guide.<\/p>\n

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    1. Top Causes For Seagate External Hard Drive Not Working<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. What if none of these Troubleshooting Tactics Work<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Case Study: Data Recovered From Seagate HDD Not Accessible<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. FAQs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Conclusion<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Top Causes For Seagate External Hard Drive Not Working<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      1. It\u2019s without a power supply<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      An external drive receives power and transmits data using the USB cable. They are mostly USB-A and USB-B types.<\/p>\n

      Each has between six and ten pins that provide the Seagate external hard drive<\/strong> with about a watt of power.<\/p>\n

      USB gets broken very easily. Due to repeatedly plugging and unplugging of external devices USB ports of laptops get bent out of shape.<\/p>\n

      Solution – Plug it in on a different laptop<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \"change<\/p>\n

      Try to use the Seagate external hard drive<\/strong> on another laptop. If it works, ask a service technician to change the USB port of your laptop.<\/p>\n

      2. The drivers aren\u2019t working\/ are corrupted<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Drivers are tiny programs that allow USB and other hardware to interface with Windows. Though Windows 10 and 11 is robust yet at times glitch happens.<\/p>\n

      Solution – Uninstall and Reinstall drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n

      To uninstall the driver for a Seagate external hard drive<\/strong> on Windows, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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      1. Connect your external hard drive to your computer.<\/li>\n
      2. Press the Windows key + X on your keyboard to open the Quick Link menu and select “Device Manager.”<\/li>\n
      3. In the Device Manager window, scroll and find the category that your external hard drive falls under (usually “Disk drives”).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. Locate the name of your external hard drive and right-click on it.<\/li>\n
        2. Select “Uninstall device” and click \u201cOK\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \"select<\/p>\n

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          1. Wait for the driver to be uninstalled.<\/li>\n
          2. Now reboot the PC and reconnect the Seagate external hard drive<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Windows will automatically reinstall the correct driver.<\/p>\n

            3. Invalid Path<\/strong><\/h3>\n

            Every storage media has a name. It is an alphabet (besides A, B, and C).<\/p>\n

            So the external drive may be D or E or any other letter.<\/p>\n

            Without a drive path (example D:\\Camera\\Trip_To_Italy\\image3216) Windows cannot find any file.<\/p>\n

            Solution – Add a drive letter<\/strong><\/p>\n

            You might need to change the drive letter. To use Disk Management to add a drive letter to an external hard drive on Windows, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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            1. Connect your Seagate external hard drive<\/strong> to your computer.<\/li>\n
            2. Press the Windows key + X on your keyboard and select “Disk Management” from the Quick Link menu.<\/li>\n
            3. In the Disk Management window, locate your external hard drive. It will be listed along with any other hard drives connected to your computer.<\/li>\n
            4. Right-click on the external hard drive and select “Change Drive Letter and Paths” from the context menu.<\/li>\n
            5. Click on the “Add” button in the new window that appears.<\/li>\n
            6. Select the “Assign the following drive letter” option, and choose a letter from the dropdown list.<\/li>\n
            7. Click on the “OK” button to save the changes.<\/li>\n
            8. Reboot the PC.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              The Seagate external hard drive<\/strong> should now have a drive letter assigned to it and be accessible in Windows Explorer.<\/p>\n

              Note: If the “Add” button is grayed out or unavailable, it may indicate that the external hard drive is not properly formatted. You can right-click on the drive and select “Initialize Disk” or “Format” to perform these tasks.<\/em><\/p>\n

              4. Specific files are corrupted<\/strong><\/h3>\n

              The hard disk has thousands of files. Some files might get corrupted and create problems in reading and writing data.<\/p>\n

              Solution – Use the CHKDSK tool<\/strong><\/p>\n

              CHKDSK is a command-line tool built into Windows that checks and repairs errors on a disk, including external hard drives.<\/p>\n

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              1. Type “cmd” in the search bar on the taskbar.<\/li>\n
              2. Right-click on “Command Prompt,” and select “Run as administrator.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \"select<\/p>\n

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                1. Type the following command in the Command Prompt window: chkdsk <drive letter>: \/f<\/li>\n
                2. Windows will fix the file system. Wait for it to finish.<\/li>\n
                3. Now type chkdsk <drive letter>: \/r<\/li>\n
                4. Windows will repair the file system. Wait for it to finish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  CHKDSK will provide a summary report of any errors found and repaired.<\/p>\n

                  5. Components are broken<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                  There can be a dozen issues with a Seagate external hard drive. There might be firmware corruption or the printed circuit board that controls the drive might have shorted out. You cannot do this alone.<\/p>\n

                  Solution – Call Data Recovery Services <\/strong><\/p>\n

                  If none of the quick fixes mentioned above do the trick, you need help from data recovery services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

                  Data recovery services are able to recover data from a dead external hard drive. The recovered data is returned to you on another external drive.<\/p>\n

                  What if none of these Troubleshooting Tactics Work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                  The answer: get professional help from Stellar data recovery services<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

                  At Stellar Data Recovery<\/strong> we specialize in recovering data from failed hard drives. We not only work with Seagate but every other make and model of drive produced.<\/p>\n

                  Case Study: Data Recovered From Seagate HDD Not Accessible<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                  Client:<\/strong>\u00a0Individual Person
                  \nObjective:<\/strong>\u00a0To recover data from a Seagate Hard drive which is not accessible
                  \nApproach:<\/strong>\u00a0Data from the client’s Seagate HDD was successfully recovered by Stellar Data Recovery<\/strong>.
                  \nChallenge Faced:<\/strong><\/p>\n