Why is my WD Passport not opening?

If the “WD passport not showing up Windows 10” problem persists, you can try changing your USB despite changing the port. Sometimes, the USB cables become a fault, and your PC denies detecting it. After changing your USB, you need to try if your PC detects the WD my passport.

How do I open my WD Elements External Hard Drive 1tb?

  1. Step 1 Locate the enclosure clips.
  2. Step 2 Insert a Jimmy into the seam of the enclosure.
  3. Step 3 Release the bottom clip.
  4. Step 4 Release the top clip.
  5. Step 5 Release the clips on the other side.
  6. Step 6 Remove the cover from the enclosure.
  7. Step 7 Remove the LED light guide.

How do I open WD external hard drive?

Then click External Devices Recovery.

  1. Connect the WD Passport to the computer.
  2. Select the WD Passport.
  3. You can preview some recoverable files after the scan.
  4. Choose the files that are to be retrieved.
  5. Note: You can recover your files easily with File modified date.
  6. Select a task or image to restore.

Can’t access Western Digital external hard drive?

Fix WD external hard drive not recognized error

  1. Go to Setting > Update & security.
  2. Tab on Recovery > Advanced Startup > Restart now.
  3. PC will automatically boot into another Startup Settings screen.
  4. Press F4 to initiate PC reboot into Safe Mode.
  5. Then check whether the WD external hard disk can be detected or not.

Why can’t I open my external hard drive?

But in some cases, you may connect your drive to a Windows PC or another device with a USB port and find the external hard drive isn’t showing up. This problem has several possible causes: partition issues on the external drive, using the wrong file system, dead USB ports, or driver issues in Windows.