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What to do if mobile hard drive won't open? Solving problems with a bad mobile hard drive

2023-03-16

What should I do if my mobile hard drive won't open? Many people will use a mobile hard drive, but if mobile hard drive is not a solid state drive, there are often problems that it cannot be opened. Let me share with you some ways to solve problem that mobile hard drive cannot be opened.

What to do if mobile hard drive won't open? Solving problems with a bad mobile hard drive
1. Unformatted failure

1. Double click drive letter, an unformatted prompt will appear, click yes.

2. Leave default settings and click "Start".

3. Once formatted, it can be used normally.

Second, file or directory is corrupted

1. When you open drive letter, it says that file is corrupted, click "OK".

2. Click "Run" on Start menu, type "cmd" and press Enter.

3. Type command chkdsk g: /f and press Enter (here g is letter of mobile hard drive), and then after prompt "Do you want to continue" enter y and press Enter, and hard drive can be used after check is completed.

3. Other unknown malfunctions

1. Right-click hard drive partition and select Properties.

2. Switch to "Tools" option and click "Start Check".

3. With both options checked, click Start.

4. Wait patiently for verification process. During verification process, information about error to be corrected will be automatically corrected. Click "Close" when finished.