# Not initialized 1T element

**URL:** <https://forums.sandisk.com/t/not-initialized-1t-element/265665>\
**Category:** External SSD for Windows\
**Created:** [May 13, 2014, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/not-initialized-1t-element/265665 "2014-05-13T07:29:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RjShadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@RjShadow](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/RjShadow)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/not-initialized-1t-element/265665/1 "2014-05-13T07:29:00Z")

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Anyone have an idea to Fix this??

 ![not initialized.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/original/2X/f/f05eacc0dfced6a3a144f4479b6ea550548b7dce.png "not initialized.png")

**The Disk 1 “1TB” WD external hard drive is not initialized and all the memory is unallocated.**

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**Author:** ![Help4All](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19adc/32.png) [@Help4All](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/Help4All)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/not-initialized-1t-element/265665/2 "2014-05-14T20:26:25Z")

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Hello,

Do you have any information on the drive or it’s a new unit? If not, Please see the link below

**How to initialize or write a signature to a secondary hard drive or Solid State drive in Windows (8, 7, Vista, XP)**

[http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a\_id/1018/session/L3RpbWUvMTQwMDA5OTAyNi9zaWQvQkFBUmhnVWw%3D](http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1018/session/L3RpbWUvMTQwMDA5OTAyNi9zaWQvQkFBUmhnVWw%3D)

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**Author:** ![RjShadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@RjShadow](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/RjShadow)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/not-initialized-1t-element/265665/3 "2014-05-16T05:27:35Z")

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I try to use WD Data Life Guard Diagnostics Result

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**Author:** ![RjShadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@RjShadow](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/RjShadow)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/not-initialized-1t-element/265665/4 "2014-05-16T08:32:45Z")

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The First image was initialize disk then when i click OK button the &nbsp;second image is the result.

The Third image was right click the unlocated space box.  
The Fourth image was right click the Disk 1 with the red arrow.

 ![Disk Management.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/original/2X/e/e804c5e703a74e420cbe9c1ee2d50c8f24ec2a8f.png "Disk Management.png")