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i have a 3tb external hard drive that does show on the notification panel that i've inserted it on my laptop, but it does not show on My Computer. I followed these steps :- https://ccm.net/forum/affich-674698-external-usb-hard-drive-doesn-t-show-up-in-my-computer#top , but it does not work this is what happens . what pisses me off more is that i can see both the harddrives  really need help here people this external drive carries everything important to me

pbonktexas · Answer

Try the below mentioned steps and see if it makes any difference: 

1.	Click on Start, in search box, type cmd and press Enter. 
2.	At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line 

set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 
cd\%SystemRoot%\System32 
start devmgmt.msc 

3.	"Device Manager" window will be opened. 
4.	Now in the device manager, click on "View", Select "Show hidden devices" 
5.	Now expand all the nodes by clicking on arrow symbol. If you find any greyed entries right click on it select "Uninstall". 
6.	Restart your PC. 
7.	Now try connecting your hard drive.

johnebadbak74 · Answer

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/backup-and-storage/support-for-hard-disks-exceeding-2-tb

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