Why can't I access an external hard drive in Windows 10? Generally, there are different reasons that can prevent you from accessing the hard drive. These reasons include:
Your PC potentially contains a virus or malware
There are bad sectors on the hard drive
Your PC has outdated hard drive drivers
The system encountered a technical problem
After understanding why Windows may fail to access a hard drive, let's start with the solutions to fix the external hard drive detected but not opening issue.
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0:00 Introduction
1:10 Solution 1: Change permissions for drive not accessible
2:01 Solution 2: Update the external hard drive driver
2:39 Solution 3: Fix external hard drive not opening by Disk Management
3:32 Solution 4: Run CHKDSK to repair the disk
4:19 Solution 5: Run Windows Troubleshooter
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