Hardware USB external drive not detected

[TheTurkGamer]

Before you say "omg you dont use a y cable you fucking nogger!!11!!!111!" i do have a Y cable, i used this drive for a year now and it worked fine, but now it doesnt work, any fix?

 

[NANASHI89]

Before you say "omg you dont use a y cable you fucking nogger!!11!!!111!" i do have a Y cable, i used this drive for a year now and it worked fine, but now it doesnt work, any fix?

Wait. A Y cable isn't necessary for Wii U?

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[TheTurkGamer]

Wait. A Y cable isn't necessary for Wii U?

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Its nessecary,if your wii u hasnt enough power to detect the drive, i got always problems while playing games like botw where when link pops up, it says an error.