Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Did you connect your USB drive to your computer, only to find that it doesn't appear in File Explorer and no notification pops up? This problem can occur ...

While some drives can draw enough power from your computer's USB port, others—especially larger drives not intended to be portable, like the Western Digital My Book —may require wall power to spin up.

USB drives should automatically appear in File Explorer when you connect them to your computer. Follow these troubleshooting steps if your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC doesn't show a connected drive.