Q: Computer cannot see wired USB hard drive after it has been connected and disconnected from Airport Express
A colleague of mine has the same issue with a Mac
I loaded data on a new USB hard drive with a Windows 10 PC. Then successfully installed that Hard drive on Airport Express. A week later, I disconnected it, and connected it directly to the PC. The USB bell indicates the connection, but the drive is not visible in File Explorer. It is visible in Device Manager, but not accessible. When reconnected to the Airport Extreme, or Airport Express, it becomes visible again in File Explorer. I obtained the same results with two of these drives. A third of these drives which has never been connected to Airport Express is visible on File Explorer without problems.
Hard Drives Armour 30, 2TB
PC XPS 13 9350
Airport extreme 2015 Q3
Airport express 2015 Q4
airport extreme
Posted on Jan 20, 2016 7:23 PM