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E-series storage Disk Initialization Failure caused by volume capacity

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Applies to

  • E-Series Storage Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Operating System

Issue

When trying to access the disk through Windows Disk Management, the following error message appears:

"You must initialize the disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it: MBR/GPT."

The disk is not visible in File Explorer, indicating data inaccessibility.

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