Can't open my Maxtor 250 One Touch Mini Hardrive

If the external hard disks is plugged to a USB port and is not detected anymore, try uninstalling the USB Root Hub devices in the device manager. They will automatically be reinstalled on reboot and that can help fix detection issues.

But did you look in the Disk Management module of Windows to see if the disk is there? Right-click My Computer and select Manage.

You have what is call a USB POWER Y ADAPTER: this is designed to provide extra current to your USB HDD drive from a second PC USB port. Plug the end with two USB connectors to your PC/LAPTOP and the single-ended plug to your drive.
Hope it helps! Let me know how you go.

the hard disk interface could be broken, open the hard disk case and use it as an internal hard disk as a slave in a computer to save your data

Please Make sure you External Hard disk USB cable is working correctly. Your cable is probably having partial contact, so try another cable

try plugging it in and then clicking on it in the computer section
right click on the properties tab and then click on compatibility
click in the tick box and highlight win xp
apply and ok
do not throw ii in the the bin as it can be used as a hard drive in any computer or being mini , in any laptop unit

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since your in a hurry...

here is the link

It's a USB Hard drive, so you should plug the USB port into one computer, put your information on it, then plug the USB port into the other computer. Browse the Hard Drive for your data. It's like a larger flash drive.

Maxtor is owned by Seagate now. For the Maxtor software visit:

http://support.seagate.com/rightnow/mini_software/otiii_mini.exe

For a complete list of Maxtor Mini downloads from the vendor also check out:

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/installation_assistance/installation_instructions/external_drives_&_personal_servers/ot3

click on the maxtor icon on theright hand bottom corner while the drive is connected and open maxtor manager and click ether settings or back up and click it to your liking.

Hi, You can try and use PowerQuest PartitionMagic. It will allow you to partition/format/check most HDs including USB connected. Choices/options are from FAT16 to NTFS and Linux. Another handy disk utility that is a freeware is HP's bootable flash utility at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/serveroptions/us/download/23839.html Hope this be of some help/idea. Post back how things are or should you need further information. Good luck and kind regards.