Solved Can't format external HD

caligrown

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I have a WD "Passport" 1TB external HD which I can't seem to format from exFAT to NTFS.

In computer management I get the error "The format did not complete successfully"

If I try to clean in DISKPART I get the error "The system cannot find the file specified. See the Event Log for more information."

DISKPART doesn't seem to recognize the size of the drive, but lists it as 0 B. But in Computer Management it is recognized as 931.49 GB RAW, however checking the properties says there is 0 bytes free space.

What can I do to format to NTFS?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 HP 64 bit
CPU
i5 3570K
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
Memory
Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR3 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GTX 970
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
Crucial m4 128GB SSD
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
PSU
Corsair HX 650
Case
Corsair 600t
Cooling
CM Hyper 212+
Antivirus
MSE, MBAM, SAS
Browser
Chrome
Very strange, unplugged and replugged a couple of times and now it recognizes the drive, formatted to NTFS successful!

Solved I guess lol
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 HP 64 bit
CPU
i5 3570K
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
Memory
Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR3 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GTX 970
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
Crucial m4 128GB SSD
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
PSU
Corsair HX 650
Case
Corsair 600t
Cooling
CM Hyper 212+
Antivirus
MSE, MBAM, SAS
Browser
Chrome
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