Wednesday, January 28, 2026

External USB Drive Not Showing Up in DISKMGMT.MSC

 Whenever I upgrade a hard disk, I pop the old one into an external case for use as a USB drive.  This is really a nice use for drives that might otherwise need something more thorough than FORMAT.  I am looking at a drive that is one of the early such transplants.  The USB cable has two USB-A connectors on the far end from the drive enclosure. When I plug this into a USB port, it is invisible to Windows DISKMGMT.MSC program.  Any suggestions to figuring out if this drive is just finished?

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