I'm having some serious issues with my SSD and I could really use some help. Recently, my SSD stopped functioning completely. Before that, I was dealing with crashes whenever I tried to download anything over 50GB to it, but I ignored those problems until it crashed multiple times during a download of AC Shadows. Now, when I try to open the drive in File Explorer, I get an error message saying 'A device which does not exist was specified.' It doesn't show in drives under system information, though it does appear on the disks list.
Here's what I've tried so far:
1. Ran CMD chkdsk E: but got 'Access Denied' error.
2. Tried chkdsk E: as an admin and received 'The type of file system is RAW' error.
3. Tried formatting in File Explorer and got 'Windows was unable to complete format.'
4. Checked in safe mode, but the drive doesn't show up.
5. Restarted again, and now it's missing from File Explorer as well.
6. Looked at disk management where it shows as Disk 1 partition 1, but formatting fails with 'The format did not complete successfully.'
7. Ran a virus scan with no issues detected.
8. Verified in BIOS that the SSD is recognized.
I'm open to any suggestions on how to wipe the SSD or get it working again, especially since I'm not too worried about losing the data on it. I just don't want to end up having to buy a new one. Thanks in advance for your help!
2 Answers
You should definitely check if your SSD is visible in Disk Management. If it is, you might want to create a new partition. To do that, you'd first delete the existing partition, and then you can format it. Just make sure you've selected the right drive to avoid wiping out anything important. Let me know if you need guidance on that!
Sounds like quite the hassle! If your SSD shows up in Disk Management, the best thing to do is to delete that partition. Once that's done, you can create a new partition and format it from there. Make sure you double-check which disk you're working with to prevent any mix-ups!
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