If the device doesn t show up at all move on and make it detectable.
Lacie rugged external hard drive wont show up on.
The storage device is connected to windows pcs.
How to choose the file system format.
Search for create and format hard disk.
If the external hard drive shows as raw or no media follow part 2 with the provided solution for help.
However fat32 is a legacy file system designed for low capacity hard drives and it is not recommended for modern hard drives or operating systems.
In the event that the drive is still not recognized take.
Only use certified interface cables such as the cables provided with your lacie drive.
If the computer is rebooted then the drive will not mount on the desktop or show up in disk utility.
If your drive won t show up in file explorer and it appears as offline in disk management you can use the following steps to fix the issue.
Restart pc change usb port and usb cable reconnect the lacie external hard drive.
Hard drives mobile drive rugged.
A fat32 partition can reach up to 32gb when formatted on a windows pc.
Make lacie external hard drive shows up detectable on pc.
Finally if your drive is online and formatted but doesn t show a drive letter next to its name right click the volume and choose change drive letter and paths to add a drive letter.
Press power button for 5 sec to turn hard drive back on.
The lacie d2 thunderbolt drive won t power on if it was powered off by the user pressing the power button previously.