- #MY WD MY PASSPORT IS NOT RECOGNIZED ON MY PC HOW TO#
- #MY WD MY PASSPORT IS NOT RECOGNIZED ON MY PC INSTALL#
I went in Settings / back up/options and it is still saying last back up was 25/09/15 which was probably just before I installed windows 10 and today I'm getting the same notification. Well my WD passport is working but I still get the message that my File History Drive has been disconnected for too long. If you need further assistance with Windows in future, let us know and will be happy to help. How satisfied are you with this response? Than you to both of you, much appreciated. I've now done that and everything is working perfectly My next step which was what you Captain_WD suggested was online support. I did try but it said I didn't have privileges. I did get so far with your advice but wasn't quite sure what software to download from the website you gave me.
#MY WD MY PASSPORT IS NOT RECOGNIZED ON MY PC INSTALL#
How satisfied are you with this response? Install Wd My Passport Ultra Driver Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Feel free to post back if you have trouble finding the drivers or any other problem with the drive! you can contact our support here: Great! Thanks for marking this as the answer.īillion gave you some good advice! The two WD software programs shouldn't be a problem and I don't believe you should uninstall them when working with the drivers. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you. If the issue still persist, I recommend you to contact WD passport team for further assistance. You can also visit the below link and try updating the driver and check. Let the driver install and then check the functionality. Right-click on the setup file of the driver and select Properties.Ĭheck Run this program in Compatibility mode.
I suggest you to install the drivers supplied by the manufacturer any disc or USB which came along with the WD passport drive. Let’s try installing the WD passport driver in compatibility mode and check if this helps. Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting your query.
Every time the new hardware wizard starts i direct it to the extras and driver folder and it finds the drivers. I have recently purchased a 1TB My passport essential SE and i am unable to install the drivers. The Driver Update Tool – is a utility that contains more than 27 million official drivers for all hardware, including wd my passport 071a usb device driver. The My Passport drive is USB or Firewire bus and does not require a separate power supply.
#MY WD MY PASSPORT IS NOT RECOGNIZED ON MY PC HOW TO#
Answer ID 3865: How to Partition and Format a WD Drive on Windows and macOS USING A POWER BOOSTER CABLE.