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Like the case above, the issue disk unknown not initialized. Fix wd hddexternal hdd not initialized, unknown with io. Reboot pc to keep all changes and then check wd external hdd on your pc then. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10. Click disk drives and check if there is a yellow exclamation mark with wd hard drive disk device. Im using a 6 tb wd my book wdbfjk0060hbk external drive to connect and set up on my xbox one to store more games and apps on. Cant access shared folder utility hacking wd mybook. Also, when plugged in at boot up, it stopsfreezes computer from completing.
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