Wd element 1023 hard drive

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jossiedewole Posts 1 Registration date Wednesday May 27, 2015 Status Member Last seen May 27, 2015 - May 27, 2015 at 06:50 PM
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017 - May 29, 2015 at 02:14 AM

I mistakingly removed my external wd element 1023 while use. Since then I have found it difficult accessing it. It is not showing in my computer but showing in disk management as an un allocated drive, needs to be initialized and offline status. Pls I need to get this drive working again, because I have several documents in it

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Computertech Posts 3569 Registration date Friday February 6, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen July 18, 2016 893
May 28, 2015 at 01:20 AM

Hello,
Without safely removing any external device cause issues..
ok what about right clicking on your drive in disk management?.
what are the options it shows?
Like the image shown below.

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R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017 155
May 28, 2015 at 02:26 AM

Hi Jossiedewole,

Sadly removing an external drive without disconnecting it may cause some issues. I would advise you to enter Device Manager and uninstall the WD Elements. Restart the PC and plug it back in. Other option is to use the Diskpart command from Command Prompt. It should be like:
Diskpart
List disks
select disk n (where n is the number of your external drive)
Assign letter =L (where L is any letter you like and it is not in use)

I would strongly recommend you to check the drive on another PC. Initializing the drive may solve the issue but will erase all your data.

Hope this helps

jossiedewole
May 28, 2015 at 01:23 PM

Thanks for the effort sir, but i can't initialize. The option is not enable, it is also in offline. Every effort to put it online , the message " The media is write protected". I still look forward to further assistance from the technical crew. Thanks for your regular efforts.

Computertech Posts 3569 Registration date Friday February 6, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen July 18, 2016 893 > jossiedewole
May 29, 2015 at 12:15 AM

keep in track with R2D2_WD..
he is expert in WD hard drives..

R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017 155 > Computertech Posts 3569 Registration date Friday February 6, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen July 18, 2016
May 29, 2015 at 02:14 AM

Thank you, Computertech!

Jossiedewole,

If you receive the "The media is write protected" message, try using another command from Command prompt.
Diskpart
List disks
Select disk N
Attributes disk clear readonly

This should grant you write permissions.

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