Windows 10: 2 drive letters for same external drive

Discus and support 2 drive letters for same external drive in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; 2-22-2020 Stats: windows 10 pro 64 bit, Macrium reflect, 2 external drives, 2 SSds - one for windows 10 and the other for my data The two external... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by jps99, Feb 22, 2020.

  1. JPS99
    jps99 Win User

    2 drive letters for same external drive


    2-22-2020
    Stats: windows 10 pro 64 bit, Macrium reflect,
    2 external drives, 2 SSds - one for windows
    10 and the other for my data

    The two external drives are showing up in internet
    explorer with the same drive letter. EX: ff and kk
    Can't find an article on the internet that works.
    I try to keep my hands off the registry.
    Please help.
    Thank you.

    :)
     
    jps99, Feb 22, 2020
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  2. LAZZER408
    Lazzer408 Win User

    help. USB drive isn't assigned a drive letter.

    Any usb flash drive I plug into my computer isn't assigned a drive letter. The physical drive shows in the "safely remove hardware" but it doesnt show up in disk management. I have tried to populate the volume thru the safely remove hardware properties window and it does pop up in the list but it doesn't stay there. This isn't a format or assign a letter problem. It's more complicated then that. Maybe one of the services needed for usb drive management was disabled? Suggestions needed. btw external usb harddrives work fine.
     
    Lazzer408, Feb 22, 2020
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  3. MIGHTYMIRO_WD
    MightyMiro_WD Win User
    WD external drive letter change

    Hi @WilliamSlessor!

    I'm sorry to hear about the confusion with the external drive. What I would suggest is to go in Disk Management and try to reassign the letters on both drives with a third one, and then go back to the original letters. For instance - change the G:G: drive to
    M:, and then reassign it as G: again.

    You can follow the steps described in this KB article:

    http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=T1tsut

    Hope this helps and let us know how it went.
     
    MightyMiro_WD, Feb 22, 2020
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  4. ARVIND RAM
    Arvind Ram Win User

    2 drive letters for same external drive

    External Hard Drive "is not accessible"

    Hi Ridhwan,

    Sorry for the delayed response. Let me continue to assist you further.

    The issue here could have been due to fact that the Drive I:\ is encrypted or a flush drive. This forces the computer to not recognize the format and displays the error message. I suggest here to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

    • Press Windows Key + letter 'X.'
    • Choose 'Disk Management.'
    • Right click on the External drive and select 'Change Drive letter and Path names.'
    • Rename the drive letter i.e. remove letter I and say you replace it with letter
      J.
    • Restart the computer and check the issue status.

    Hope this helps. Please reply for further queries on this.
     
    Arvind Ram, Feb 22, 2020
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