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I just install a new HDD and as usual I initialized and format it, but it doesn't show the usual icon on my computer. this the first time that this thing happen to me

i try restarting my pc and still not working. how to fix it?

 

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2 hours ago, ice856 said:

I just install a new HDD and as usual I initialized and format it, but it doesn't show the usual icon on my computer. this the first time that this thing happen to me

i try restarting my pc and still not working. how to fix it?

 

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Try reformatting it in disk management. Also check crystaldiskinfo.

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20 minutes ago, Ryker Robb said:

Try reformatting it in disk management. Also check crystaldiskinfo.

the format option is greyed out, and everything looks fine on crystal disk info

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PC Spec :

Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3400G  ; Motherboard : MSI B450 A-Pro MAX ; RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX White 2 x 8Gb

GPU : Sapphire RX 5500 XT 8GB Pulse ; PSU : Cooler Master MWE Gold 750W, 80+Gold ; SSD : Samsung 860 EVO 250GB ; HDD 2 x WD Blue 1TB 3.5" ; Toshiba 1TB 2.5"

 

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6 minutes ago, ice856 said:

the format option is greyed out, and everything looks fine on crystal disk info

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Just to confirm there's no important data on this drive? Follow this guide: https://www.seagate.com/support/kb/how-to-diskpart-eraseclean-a-drive-through-the-command-prompt-005929en/#:~:text=From the diskpart prompt%2C type clean and press Enter.,the drive will be erased. to delete the partition on the drive.

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1 hour ago, Ryker Robb said:

Just to confirm there's no important data on this drive? Follow this guide: https://www.seagate.com/support/kb/how-to-diskpart-eraseclean-a-drive-through-the-command-prompt-005929en/#:~:text=From the diskpart prompt%2C type clean and press Enter.,the drive will be erased. to delete the partition on the drive.

its a brand new HDD so its empty. i tried it and it shows this

 

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PC Spec :

Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3400G  ; Motherboard : MSI B450 A-Pro MAX ; RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX White 2 x 8Gb

GPU : Sapphire RX 5500 XT 8GB Pulse ; PSU : Cooler Master MWE Gold 750W, 80+Gold ; SSD : Samsung 860 EVO 250GB ; HDD 2 x WD Blue 1TB 3.5" ; Toshiba 1TB 2.5"

 

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20 minutes ago, ice856 said:

its a brand new HDD so its empty. i tried it and it shows this

 

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i see, you need to disable the pagefile on that disk. Type "Advanced system settings" into control panel, click settings for performance under the advanced tab, under the advanced tab again, change virtual memory, set no paging file for the drive, then restart. see if that fixes the problem.

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2 hours ago, Ryker Robb said:

i see, you need to disable the pagefile on that disk. Type "Advanced system settings" into control panel, click settings for performance under the advanced tab, under the advanced tab again, change virtual memory, set no paging file for the drive, then restart. see if that fixes the problem.

I can format the hard drive but the icon still the same

PC Spec :

Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3400G  ; Motherboard : MSI B450 A-Pro MAX ; RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX White 2 x 8Gb

GPU : Sapphire RX 5500 XT 8GB Pulse ; PSU : Cooler Master MWE Gold 750W, 80+Gold ; SSD : Samsung 860 EVO 250GB ; HDD 2 x WD Blue 1TB 3.5" ; Toshiba 1TB 2.5"

 

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7 hours ago, Ryker Robb said:

But you can't delete the partition or run a clean command in diskpart?

so apparently when disabling the page file setting, i need to click "Set" then ok and then restart my pc.

Now i can format my hard drive, i format using Disk management and using clean command in DISKPART, both were successful but its still wont show the normal HDD icon.

PC Spec :

Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3400G  ; Motherboard : MSI B450 A-Pro MAX ; RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX White 2 x 8Gb

GPU : Sapphire RX 5500 XT 8GB Pulse ; PSU : Cooler Master MWE Gold 750W, 80+Gold ; SSD : Samsung 860 EVO 250GB ; HDD 2 x WD Blue 1TB 3.5" ; Toshiba 1TB 2.5"

 

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Can you delete all cached icons, and restart your PC? 
it should be under  Disk Cleanup > C > thumbnails

Or

Start  > Settings  > System  > Storage  > Cleanup recommendations > Temporary files > Thumbnails

 

it’s this, or C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer. (and delete all cached icons here)

   
 
 
 
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So i dont know what happen but it fix it self. now it show the icon again. sorry for wasting your time and thank you for all the help

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PC Spec :

Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3400G  ; Motherboard : MSI B450 A-Pro MAX ; RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX White 2 x 8Gb

GPU : Sapphire RX 5500 XT 8GB Pulse ; PSU : Cooler Master MWE Gold 750W, 80+Gold ; SSD : Samsung 860 EVO 250GB ; HDD 2 x WD Blue 1TB 3.5" ; Toshiba 1TB 2.5"

 

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