An external hard drive that cannot be recognized can cause serious problems for business users, whether you are relying on the drive to make backups or transferring files from one machine to another.

Connecting an external hard drive to a computer before turning on the system can confuse the device when loading the operating system. When a computer hangs after the BIOS splash screen while being ...

You should never store all of your digital eggs in one basket, a lesson that Lifehacker reader Rafik is probably going to learn the hard way. He has a great puzzler for this week’s ...

If your Windows 11/10 computer won’t boot with a second hard drive plugged in, then first make sure the drive is working properly and there are no issues with it. Having done that, try these ...

I have a refurbished* Lenovo T series Thinkpad which came with Windows 11 preinstalled. I also have a Western Digital MyPassport (?) external HDD (6TB). While the HDD works flawlessly with my desktop ...

If File History is not working and the Doesn’t recognize this drive error keeps troubling you, this post may help you. File History in Windows 11/10 allows users to ...

Reader Thomas is having a problem with his six-year-old Windows XP Professional system: When he plugs in a flash drive, Windows doesn’t recognize it. He’s tried different brands; same result. But ...

Wanted to see if other early adopters of Apple hardware are experiencing the same issue I am having. I just ordered up a fancy new MacBook Pro, touch-bar, and it shipped with the new specs just ...