SEAGATE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE NOT INITIALIZED - SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO FIX

The Seagate external hard drive is a portable storage device used to store data, such as photos, videos, documents, etc. But sometimes, the Seagate external hard drive will not be initialized on your computer. This issue may occur due to athe connectivity or formatting problem. By following the below instructions, you can solve the Seagate External Hard Drive not initialized issue.

CHECKING THE CONNECTIVITY

• Make sure that you have properly connected the external hard drive to the USB port on your computer.
• In case it’s not connected properly, remove the drive and reconnect it to a different port on the computer.
• If it doesn’t work, replace the USB cable with a new one and reconnect the hard drive to your computer.
• In case you are using an adapter, remove the hard drive and wait for some time.
• Reconnect the hard drive to the adapter.
• Check whether the Seagate hard drive is now initialized on your computer.
• If the Seagate External Hard Drive Not Initialized issue continues, follow the troubleshooting method given below.

INITIALIZING AND PARTITIONING THE DRIVE

• Select the Start menu on your Windows computer.
• Open the Run dialog box using the search bar at the bottom of the window.
• Next, type compmgmt.msc into the respective field and press the Enter key on the keyboard.
• Now, you will see the Computer Management window on the screen.
• Next, you need to choose the Disk Management below the Storage section.
• In the window that appears, Right-click on the Seagate external hard drive and choose the Initialize Disk option from the drop-down list.



• Choose the partition style you want to use and click the OK button.
• Once you have initialized the drive, the partition will show Unallocated status. You’ll have to right-click on the Unallocated partition and select the New Simple Volume option from the drop-down list.
• Now, just continue with the on-screen prompts and click Next.
• Pick the partition size from the drop-down list and click the Next button.
• Here, choose the drive letter from the drop-down list. Click Next.
• Now, select the Format this volume with the following settings option and choose the File system and Volume label from the respective drop-down lists



• Click on the Next button.
• Make sure that the selected options are correct and click the Finish button.
• The Seagate External Hard Drive Not Initialized problem should be resolved after completing the steps.

UPDATING THE DEVICE DRIVER

You can fix the “Seagate external hard drive not initialized” issue on your computer by following the above instructions.

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