

What is device cannot start error code 10? Now, how can I access my external device? Please guide me.” So I tried to reconnect the drive, but got an error message “the device cannot start (code 10)”. I scanned for viruses and no threats were detected.

Then I noticed that only 1 file was visible on the drive, but the disk space was displaying properly (as it should show with all my data present). Yesterday I was in need of some documents so I connected the disk to my system. I have had this device for a few years and everything was working fine. “I use WD USB HD to store my important files like images, videos, compressed files, documents, etc. What would be the user’s next step when they fail to access an external hard disk due to an unexpected error? Read further to get an idea of such an abrupt external drive issue. These portable devices are excellent means for data migration. Computer users often use external hard drives to backup and store important files.
