Maxtor 1TB USB 3.0 portable hard drive

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If the Maxtor hard drive shows up but is not openable or requires formatting, use reliable data recovery software to restore data first. Step 1. Connect the Maxtor external hard drive or USB to another USB port on your PC. Try all the available USB ports and see if it shows up.

When your external hard drive doesn't show up in Windows File Explorer and Disk Management at all, how to access it? Here are some tips:

Why Need Maxtor Hard Drive Format Utility?

Maxtor had initially made efforts to get into the 2.5-inch hard drive market, but in the beginning of 2005, new management made the surprising decision to discontinue development in this field. This was considered by many industry watchers to be a particularly peculiar move, since the market for such hard drives (mainly notebook computers and MP3 players) was already experiencing rapid growth, with no signs of slowing down in the foreseeable future.

If it shows up but disappears later, repeat the above steps and go to Disk Management, change the drive letter of your Maxtor external hard drive or USB and reconnect it to the PC to detect the Maxtor drive again.

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With less steps and clearer approach than Seagate DiscWizard, one can format Maxtor hard drive with ease. What’s more, except for formatting drive to FAT32, AOMEI Partition Assistant also offers feature named “NTFS to FAT32 Converter” which allows you to convert Maxtor hard drive to FAT32 without losing any data. Let’s take a closer look at how it works. Convert Maxtor Hard Drive to FAT32 from NTFS without Data Loss Case 3 - "My Maxtor external hard drive is neither recognized nor detected by my computer. How to make it detectable again?"

If Maxtor external hard drive or USB is with RAW file system or becomes inaccessible, you can format it to NTFS or other formats flexibly, making the device usable again: Maxtor USB hard drives are connected to a computer via USB cable, so when your storage device is not recognized by your computer, changing the USB ports can help: Maxtor external hard drive suddenly won't open or fails to show up on your PC? If you happen to be a user of Maxtor D3/One Touch or Maxtor portable USB drive, how will you fix such a problem? Can the Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive be detectable again?

Step 4. Type: chkdsk g: /f /r /x (g should be the drive letter of your Maxtor external hard drive.) and hit Enter. Seems rather simple to format, doesn’t it? Nevertheless, there are some cases you might want to pay attention to. Some users report that Seagate DiscWizard won’t install or won’t recognize the selected disk, even worse, get the error says “Seagate DiscWizard not working or not responding”. Moreover, DiscWizard formats drive well in new drive. How about used drive with NTFS file system? To solve those troubles, it is a wise move to turn to reliable third-party Maxtor hard drive format software. 2. Format Maxtor External Hard Drive to FAT32 with Free Software If the Maxtor hard drive shows as unknown, offline, no media, or new volume, refer to the practical fixes.