Today, I'm going to show you how to fix the annoying "Disk 1 unknown not initialized" error in three methods and I'll show you how to Recover Data from Not Initialized Drive: 📌Timestamps: 00:00 Intro Method 1: Update Disk Driver Method 2: Use CHKDSK Command To Check disk Method 3: Force Hard Drive to Initialized with DISKPART Command Bonus: Recover Data from Not Initialized Drive with 4DDiG Data Recovery #howtofixdisk1unknownnotinitialized #disk1unkown #4ddig 📎Related Article: How to Fix Disk 1 Unknown Not Initialized in Windows 11/10/8 🔎Related Guide: 🎥Related Video: [DISK NOT INITIALIZED] How to Fix “Disk 1 Unknown, Not Initialized” without Losing Data? 5 Ways 🔍 Common Causes​​: Corrupted MBR/GPT partition table Outdated/corrupted disk drivers Accidental deletion or improper formatting 🔧 3 Fixes for "Disk 1 Unknown" Error​​: 1️⃣ ​​Update Disk Driver​​: Open ​​Device Manager​​ → Expand ​​Disk Drives​​ → Right-click your drive → ​​Update Driver​​ → Automatic search. 2️⃣ ​​Repair with CHKDSK Command​​: Run ​​Command Prompt as Admin​​ → Type chkdsk F: /r /f (replace F with your drive letter) → Fixes bad sectors and file system errors. 3️⃣ ​​Initialize Disk via DISKPART​​: Open ​​Command Prompt​​ → Type diskpart → list disk → select disk 1 → clean → convert gpt → Create & format partition. ​​💡 Bonus: Recover Lost Data with 4DDiG Data Recovery​​ Accidentally formatted your drive? Use ​​Tenorshare 4DDiG​​ (link below 🔗) to restore files from uninitialized disks: 1️⃣ ​​Scan Drive​​ → 2️⃣ ​​Preview & Select Files​​ → 3️⃣ ​​Recover & Save​​ (Supports 1000+ file types!). -------------------------------------------- Follow Us ---------------------------------------- Facebook: Twitter: Quora Space: Pinterest: Instagram: Subscribe to our YouTube channel and there are more tech tips and tricks for you.