

It is the most common situation for a USB port to not work properly. If your Seagate external hard drive is not showing up in Windows 10, 8 or 7, the problem may be as simple as a USB port.

Due to the extremely precise nature of HDD design, a slight mechanical issue can prevent a drive from accessing user data. The read/write heads, actuator arm, and spindles of a hard drive move constantly during normal operation. Mechanical hard drive failures occur when an HDD's moving components stop functioning due to stress or wear. Physical damage to hard disk drives can make data recovery very difficult and time-consuming. Common physical problems are overheating water damage and power surges. Generally speaking, hard drives are pretty resistant when handled and stored correctly. Common types of logical hard drive failures include accidental deletion, formatting, system corruption, and virus attack. Usually, most data loss cases are caused by the following reasons:Ī logical hard drive failure occurs when a hard drive cannot access due to non-mechanical issues. But sometimes, Seagate fails to work and files on it disappear.

With it, you can save your favorite photos, music, movies, documents, even games on a business trip or on vacation. Seagate external hard drive gives you instant capacity, speed, and convenience both at work and at home.
