External HDD Disappeared After Windows 11 24H2 Update

[Microsoft Windows]

Hi everyone,I’m reaching out for help with a problem I'm facing with my laptop storage after updating to Windows 11 24H2. Here’s the situation:Storage Devices:512 GB M.2 SSD (C drive for the operating system).3 TB External HDD (used for storing important files, about 746 GB of free space before the issue).The Problem: After the update two days ago, everything worked fine at first. However, after restarting my laptop, the external HDD no longer shows up in File Explorer. When I checked Disk Management, I noticed that the HDD appears as 746 GB of unallocated space, which matches the amount of fr

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