Maxtor OneTouch 4 External Hard Drive Not Getting Detected in Windows 10

I have a Maxtor OneTouch 4 external HD on Mac, but I move to Windows 10 now. When I plug it in, the notification goes on, and I can see the external HD icon on the devices manager, but it won't reveal on the desktop or this PC. No option can access the files.

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Brithny· Answered on Mar 20, 2024

Suppose your Maxtor external hard drive not showing up on your Windows 10 PC; don't worry. The Maxtor OneTouch 4 external hard drive not getting detected in Windows 10 error can be solved by several methods, including:

  • Change USB port
  • Change drive letter
  • Repair bad sectors
  • Format Maxtor external hard drive

Among the above methods, formatting the Maxtor external hard drive can be the most effective one. You can recover files from the Maxtor OneTouch 4 external hard drive that is not detected on Windows 10 by using the powerful file recovery software EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro.

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Follow the steps below to recover files from the Maxtor OneTouch 4 external hard drive:

Step 1. Open the EaseUS software, and choose the Maxtor OneTouch 4 external hard drive.

Step 2. Click 'Scan' to view all Maxtor OneTouch 4 external hard drive files. Select the files you want.

Step 3. Click 'Recover' and choose a storage location to save the recovered files.

After saving files from the Maxtor OneTouch 4 external hard drive, you can format the external hard drive that is not detected on Windows 10 to NTFS or other formats flexibly. Check out the following steps:

Step 1. Open 'Windows File Explorer'.

Step 2. Right-click on the inaccessible Maxtor OneTouch 4 external hard drive.

Step 3. Select 'Format'.

Step 4. Select your device's desired file system from the format Window system, for example, NTFS.

Step 5. Check 'Quick Format' and click 'Start'.

Use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to recover deleted or lost files easily and quickly.

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