If you plugged in a brand-new drive and can’t see it in File Explorer, you likely need to initialize it first. The Disk Management tool is the best solution for this.
| Use case | Recommended file system | |----------|------------------------| | Windows internal drive | NTFS | | USB drive (Windows only) | NTFS | | USB drive (Mac + Windows) | exFAT | | USB drive (old devices/TV/car) | FAT32 | format a drive windows 10