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Diane L Ritke Posted on May 21, 2012
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Well not automatically most ext drives come with a software utility to make the restore function can be done with windows backup as well takes a bit of time but usually works well

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if you are running windows, then check the following:

go to control panel -> administrative tools -> computer management -> storage -> disk management.

you probably have a drive (located on the bottom right) that is listed with no drive letter, just assign it a drive letter and see if it comes back, if not, the drive is probably not initializing and you might have to either format it or replace it.

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