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    New Drive is missing

    Mar 24, 2021

    Question: So I just got a new Harddrive
    [LINK : https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-Internal-Drive-3-5-Inch/dp/B07H2RR55Q/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=hard+drive&qid=1607186756&sr=8-3&th=1 ]
    It is not showing up and cant use it yet

    Answer:Select GPT, and continue on.
    After initialization:
    New Simple Volume
    Format
    Give it a drive letter

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