Final cut isn't recognizing external hard drives

Just bought new version of Final Cut and it will not recognize the external hard drive that I plug into my usb or the extra hard drive that I had installed into my laptop to do video work on for more space. What is the problem here?

WWhat computer? What drives? How are they comnected? How are they formatted?

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