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title: "What if your computer is not recognizing a connected external hard drive on Linux?"  
description: "What if your computer is not recognizing a connected external hard drive on Linux?"  
author: "Erick Wilsom"  
published: 2024-01-08  
updated: 2024-01-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108898/what-if-your-computer-is-not-recognizing-a-connected-external-hard-drive-on-linux  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting"]  

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# What if your computer is not recognizing a connected external hard drive on Linux?




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