How do you fix a hard drive that won’t read?

What to Do When Your External Hard Drive Won’t Show Up

1. Make Sure It’s Plugged In and Powered On. Western Digital My Book. …
2. Try Another USB Port (or Another PC) …
3. Update Your Drivers. …
4. Enable and Format the Drive in Disk Management. …
5. Clean the Disk and Start From Scratch. …
6. Remove and Test the Bare Drive.