Windows 10: additional drive showing up in optimize tools

Discus and support additional drive showing up in optimize tools in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Recently my gaming computer has slowed down even when playing older games, so I opened the "defragment and optimize" admin tool to see if any of my 3... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Peter_866, Sep 29, 2022.

  1. Peter_866 Win User

    additional drive showing up in optimize tools


    Recently my gaming computer has slowed down even when playing older games, so I opened the "defragment and optimize" admin tool to see if any of my 3 drives need to be defragged. However, there is a fourth drive showing up when I open the admin tool, and the analyze and optimize buttons are not greyed out and I can click on them but then nothing happens for this fourth drive; the other three drives I have installed I can analyze and optimize though. But when I go to open Defraggler it only shows the three drives I have installed. I was wondering what this fourth drive is supposed to be and if

    :)
     
    Peter_866, Sep 29, 2022
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  2. packzap Win User

    Optimize drive - does not show in list

    In Windows 10 when I go to my internal E: drive, select Properties, and then Tools, Optimize, the E: drive does not show in the list of drives available. The drive shows in Disk Management as healthy and online. It's a 500 GB internal NTFS drive. Performing
    error checking Scan Drive (Tools, Error checking, Check) works successfully on it with no errors reported.

    I also went to the command prompt (admin) and entered the command "defrag e: /a /v". It immediately comes back with the text

    "Microsoft Drive Optimizer

    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp."

    but does nothing.

    I also tried the command "defrag e: /u /v" and that immediately returns the same text:

    "Microsoft Drive Optimizer

    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp."

    and does nothing.

    I also rebooted to Safe mode with the same lack of results.

    I am stumped about this problem. Thanks for any clues!
     
    packzap, Sep 29, 2022
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  3. packzap Win User
    Optimize drive - does not show in list

    After restart, same problem. The drive does not show in the list of drives to Optimize. additional drive showing up in optimize tools :(

    I do not have access to another Windows computer to connect the drive and isolate the problem.
     
    packzap, Sep 29, 2022
    #3
  4. additional drive showing up in optimize tools

    Disk optimization scheduling in Windows 10

    Hi,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.


    • In search select Defragment and optimize drives

    • Click on change settings

    • In optimization schedule

    • In frequency select the options accordingly.
    Please let us know if you need further assistance.

    Thank you.

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    Divya Murugan, Sep 29, 2022
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