Cannot Open Volume for Direct Access Error

Hi,

I am getting error as Cannot Open Volume for Direct Access for external HDD. What could be a possible issue and how can I get it fixed?

Often this means dead/faulty drive, but since this is external drive it could be a controller issue in the external case. Try removing the drive and testing it connected directly as a spare drive, can you then see it in disk management?

Yes. I can see it. Can these https://silicophilic.com/cannot-open-vol…t-access-error/ methods help me in anyway?