There may be an internal mechanical failure causing the drive to malfunction.ĥ. Mechanical Failure: If you notice any clicking sound inside the drive and see if your disk is freezing continuously. It is also advised that you do not remove the device in the middle of data transfer.Ĥ. The Casual Usage of Hardware: It is highly recommended that before unplugging the storage device, you select the "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" option from the taskbar’s notification area. Bad sectors: One of the most common reasons behind the failure of an external hard drive is the presence of bad sectors, which can cause the "read/write" issues.ģ.
It is advised that you install a powerful anti-virus program on your PC to avoid any inconvenience.Ģ. This virus attack can be the sole perpetrator of your computer’s problems. Virus or Malware: We all know how deep a virus can damage your computer or anything that comes in contact with it (External Hard Disk). In this section, we will discuss some of the reasons which cause your drive to be severely unresponsive.ġ. When this sort of issue occurs, your computer may show your external hard drive, but it will not authorize access, and it will also refuse to acknowledge the data inside. The Disk "not initialized" issue typically occurs unexpectedly on your PC, and it is caused by several reasons, which also involves our casual usage of the external storage device. Why Disk Unknown, Not Initialized, Unallocated Error Occur? However, it will also initialize a faulty hard drive to create new partitions to fix the issues. Moreover, Windows generates the "initialize" function request only when it fails to find the valid partition table. Generally, your Windows PC will only ask you to initialize a disk, which hasn’t been used at all. Give a new file support system to each of the newly created partitions. Through this step, you can perform the following steps:Ģ.