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So what’s the best format to use so that you can see your hard drive on multiple operating systems? The legacy format that is most compatible is FAT32, but it limits you to only 4 GB for max file size. Make sure you connect the drive to the appropriate operating system and backup any data that you might need before performing a format.
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If you see this message, it just means that Windows does not recognize the file system on the drive. When you connect a HFS+ formatted drive to Windows, you’ll get a message stating that the drive needs to be formatted in order to be used. The only other option is to format the hard drive and use the FAT32 format for the best compatibility. You can get Windows to do it, but you have to purchase third-party software. Windows is worse in the sense that it cannot even read or write to HFS+ formatted volumes by default. Now OS X can read and write to FAT32 formatted drives, but can only read NTFS volumes. When it comes to file formats, there are a couple of major formats that are used about 99% of the time: FAT32 and NTFS for Windows and HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) for Macs. Scroll down to the Not Showing Up section below. If the drive is not showing up in Disk Management or Disk Utility at all, you have some other type of problem. If the drive has a file system not recognized by OS X, you’ll need to erase it and the format it using FAT or HFS+. If the drive is showing here, but not on the OS X desktop, then click First Aid to try and repair the drive. If not, go to Disk Utility and check to see if it appears under the heading External. On Macs, the drive should automatically appear on the desktop. If the drive is showing, but you’re getting messages about the drive needing to be formatted, etc., then read the next section below. Pick a letter for your drive and you should be good to go. In Disk Management, just right-click on the disk and choose Change Drive Letter and Paths. Normally, Windows does this automatically, but sometimes because of other connected devices, your external hard drive will be recognized, but not have any drive letter assigned to it. If the drive shows up here, but not in Windows Explorer, you might have to assign a drive letter to the disk. In order to figure out whether your problem is related to formatting or to not being recognized, go to Disk Management in Windows or Disk Utility on OS X and see if the drive shows up there.
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This is usually a problem with drivers or hardware.
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I then attach the 4TB drive to a USB port, it is reconized and works fine.The other main reason is that the drive simply is not being recognized by Windows or Mac and therefore won’t even show up on your system at all. If I let the laptop boot up without the 4TB drive attached the laptop boots into windows fine. Doing so will prevent you from being able to use the keyboard during the booting sequence. Important: Do not disable the USB Legacy Support if you are using a USB Keyboard. Once the computer is fully booted into Windows, connect the USB drive and wait for the operating system to detect the drive.
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If this does not work for any reason, you should boot your PC before connecting the USB drive. Doing this will allow the PC to complete the boot process to the internal hard drive and allow you to enter Windows. In the system BIOS, disable the Boot from USB device option and the USB Legacy Support option. The motherboard has a Boot from USB device, or similar option, which is enabled in the system BIOS. I contacted Western Digital support, explained this problem and got the following response back:Īfter connecting a USB drive to the PC, the computer will not boot into Windows. When I plug the 4TB drive into the same USB port and power up the laptop freezes at the Dell logo and will not boot into Windows. When I plug in the 2TB drive and boot my laptop the laptop boots into Windows with no problem. One drive is 2TB, the other drive is 4TB. I have a Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 laptop running Windows 8.1, All updates from Dell for this laptop are up to date.
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