What to do if WD my passport is not detected?
If the WD drive cannot be detected either, you can selectively follow below 3 methods to get problems fixed and repair the WD My Passport drive to work again. Method 1. Change WD drive letter and path to make WD drive detectable
Why is my passport not detected on my laptop?
If you had a partition on your PC/Laptop ensure you run the disk utility on that system where My Passport external drive was originally setup, else the passport drive may not detect on the disk utility. When you plug it in your external drive and run the disk utility, it will ask for if you want to run the “repair” option.
How to solve passport Ultra not detected lights?
The issuse is solved i just connected in back port & still this doesn’t work in front and i just bought a usb hub as the cable provided is too short and thank you everyone in helping me solve my issuse Hi Ashokkumar, welcome to the WD Community.
Why is my Western Digital my passport not working?
A commonly seen issue with Western Digital My Passport hard drives is that sometimes, you cannot access the drive’s data. The typical symptoms are, the power LED is on but the drive is not accessible. Meanwhile, you’ll receive error messages like: You need to format the disk before you can use it.
Why is my WD passport Ultra not recognized?
Check the following list, you may find the exact cause that makes your WD Passport Ultra external not recognized error: 1. A faulty USB port/cable, or a damaged USB hub on PC 2. No drive letter is assigned to WD Passport drive 3. Corrupted file system or bad sectors makes WD drive unreadable 4. WD drive driver is out of date 5.
What to do if my passport is not detected?
[Solution] My Passport not Detected 1 Plug It into Another USB Port. 2 Change USB Cable. 3 Change Drive Letter. 4 Reinstall USB Controller. 5 Update WD Device Driver. 6 Run Anti-virus Software. See More….
A commonly seen issue with Western Digital My Passport hard drives is that sometimes, you cannot access the drive’s data. The typical symptoms are, the power LED is on but the drive is not accessible. Meanwhile, you’ll receive error messages like: You need to format the disk before you can use it.
How to assign drive letter for WD my passport?
If you find that WD My Passport shows in device manager but not My Computer, you can assign it a drive letter. Here are two free ways that you use to assign a drive letter for your WD My Passport Ultra. One is using Windows built-in Disk Management.