![why does this external WD my passport HDD not work, it just says unknown. when i right click it shows initialize disk but cannot be clicked, i right click and press offline why does this external WD my passport HDD not work, it just says unknown. when i right click it shows initialize disk but cannot be clicked, i right click and press offline](https://i.redd.it/ko5t5ai2qaa51.png)
why does this external WD my passport HDD not work, it just says unknown. when i right click it shows initialize disk but cannot be clicked, i right click and press offline
" the request failed due to a fatal device hardware error " help? - WD Portable Drives - WD Community
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windows 10 - hard disk won't initialize, showing size as 0.00kb and fatal device hardware error or I/O error - Super User
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