How do i fix the issue of Connected USB Storage not showing in My PC

Check the USB drive in Disk Management first; if Windows detects it but File Explorer does not, bringing it online or assigning a drive letter usually makes it appear.

1. Check the drive’s status

1. Right-click Start and select Disk Management.
2. Locate the USB drive by matching its capacity. Be careful not to modify the Windows system disk.
3. Apply the action matching its displayed status:

• Healthy but no drive letter
  1. Right-click the USB partition.
  2. Select Change Drive Letter and Paths.
  3. Select Add.
  4. Choose an unused letter, such as E:, and select OK.
  5. Reopen File Explorer → This PC.
  Administrator or Backup Operators permissions are required to assign a letter.^1^
• Offline
  Right-click the disk label on the left and select Online.^2^
• Not Initialized
  If this is a new, empty drive, right-click it and initialize it. Do not initialize a drive containing files you need—the condition can indicate corruption or hardware trouble, and initialization may put the data at risk.^2^
• Unallocated or RAW
  If the drive is empty, create a New Simple Volume or format it. Formatting and creating a new volume can erase existing data. If files are needed, stop here and use a data-recovery service or tool instead.^2^

Do not change EFI System or Recovery partitions.

2. If the USB drive is absent from Disk Management

Try these in order:

1. Connect it directly to a different USB port, without a hub or docking station.
2. For an external drive with a detachable cable, test another compatible cable.
3. In Disk Management, select Action → Rescan Disks.
4. Test the drive on another computer.

If it is also missing from Disk Management on another computer, the drive has probably failed; contact its manufacturer or a professional recovery service if it contains important files.^3^

3. Check Device Manager for a detection error

1. Right-click Start → Device Manager.
2. Expand Disk drives and Universal Serial Bus controllers.
3. Look for the USB device or any item with a yellow exclamation mark.
4. Right-click it and select Properties.
5. Read the error under Device status.

Windows documents that a yellow warning can indicate a device or driver problem; the displayed error code determines the appropriate correction.^4^

As a final device-redetection step, right-click the affected device, select Uninstall device, and then choose Action → Scan for hardware changes, or disconnect and reconnect the drive.^2^

References

1. Change a drive letter
2. Troubleshoot Disk Management
3. Usb device not recognised - Microsoft Q&A
4. Windows 11