You Need to Format the Disk before you can use it

[ahmedalish]

As Salam O Alaikum,

Dosto meri extenal hard drive mai problem aa gaya hai. Is mai mera bohat important data hai. Jab mai usb insert karta hoon tu error aata hai "You need to format the disk in Drive E: befor you can use it".

Agar kisi ko is problem ka solution pata hai to step by step detail mai bata dein. Bohat meharbani ho gee.

[Arshad Niazi]

brother ma bhee asa he masla ha pata nahi forum ma bahoot acha experts hain magar ab experts reply nahi kar rahay hain

[KingKhan84]

Tip 1. Try Simple Solutions First
Try a different USB port: Connect your external hard drive, SD card, or USB to another USB port

Tip 2. Check and Repair Your Device with CMD
Many users have reported that this method had helped them solve the problem of "You need to format the disk in drive before you can use it". This method will check the disk error and fix it automatically.

Step 1. Press the "Windows" key and type cmd.
Step 2. Right-click "Comand Prompt" and choose "Run as administrator".
Step 3. In the CMD window, type chkdsk G: /f and hit "Enter". (Replace "G" with the drive letter of your external storage device.)
Step 4. Then Windows will start checking and repairing disk errors and damaged files. Wait for the process to finish.
Step 5. Restart your PC

Tip 3. Test the device on another computer

Plug the device to another computer. If the problem still persists, the device most probably is damaged. You might need to replace it with a new one