<SOLVED, Sort Of> External Hard Drive Not Recognized After Format

[Crow]

Oooh the old "slapping trick" 

 

If you made that external disk open it and verify the connections and don't trust anybody who says: "but I did nothing"   


 

[joechimp]

I didn't make it but tomorrow I will check it all again. 

[Yankee]

I didn't make it but tomorrow I will check it all again. 

Sounds like my usb ports.   Sometimes I have to reinsert
my flash drive 2 or 3 times before it makes a 100% connection.
I think it's the usb port not inside the drive like yours sounds
like.

[Crow]

I didn't make it but tomorrow I will check it all again. 

Sounds like my usb ports.   Sometimes I have to reinsert
my flash drive 2 or 3 times before it makes a 100% connection.
I think it's the usb port not inside the drive like yours sounds
like.

Have you noticed that the first time you try to insert a USB stick it doesn't fit? you turn it and doesn't fit also but if you turn it again (to the first position) it fits   

Strange world   

[Rudge]

I didn't make it but tomorrow I will check it all again. 

Sounds like my usb ports.   Sometimes I have to reinsert
my flash drive 2 or 3 times before it makes a 100% connection.
I think it's the usb port not inside the drive like yours sounds
like.

Have you noticed that the first time you try to insert a USB stick it doesn't fit? you turn it and doesn't fit also but if you turn it again (to the first position) it fits   

Strange world   

Crow, had you read the instructions, you would already know that all plugs behave in this manner. That's how they are designed. 

[joechimp]

It is still working today. Even though I unplugged it several times. Rebooted several times. Was able to transfer everything.