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If the drive is unallocated space, then you can move to the fourth step. If the drive is a primary partition, you will have to make it unallocated space. The unallocated space will have a black bar on its top, while the primary partition will have a blue bar.
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However, if you still encounter the issue, then follow the next troubleshooting method. This should most probably fix the external hard drive not showing up in Windows 11 issue.
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