Hey guys. Was hoping someone could give me a little insight or advice on an issue I'm having with an external hard drive.
It's a WD 1 Terabyte external drive. 1W0EADS
It has been running perfectly since I got it about a year ago, drivers are updated and such. Today when I get home from work, I get this error twice
"You need to format the disk before use"
Followed by this
In the device manager everything looks it's working fine. Like I said drivers are updated and such.
The computer itself has been shut off for about 24 hours. No power surges or anything between then and now. I turned it on, started up like normal and the error. It shows up, I just can't open it. No recent downloads or changes to the system.
I've tried switching the USB ports as well as the power outlets.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.