Windows 10: Can't access Windows Apps on second hard drive after resetting Windows 10

Discus and support Can't access Windows Apps on second hard drive after resetting Windows 10 in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I'm helping my brother deal with some tech issues and got him to reset his computer and reinstall Win10. He has a small SSD C drive that is primarily a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Tasrayryn, Oct 29, 2020.

  1. Tasrayryn Win User

    Can't access Windows Apps on second hard drive after resetting Windows 10


    I'm helping my brother deal with some tech issues and got him to reset his computer and reinstall Win10. He has a small SSD C drive that is primarily a boot drive and almost everything else on a much larger D drive. When resetting he selected to keep personal files, so only C drive was reset and D was left alone. Before resetting he had his default Windows Apps install destination as a folder on the D drive but after the reset Windows seems to think that folder belongs to another device and won't recognise anything installed there. When he tries to change where new apps are saved to use the D drive it says that "This drive has apps from another device" and that they'll have to be deleted to use that drive. Is there any way to tell Windows that the other drive is part of the same device or at least just recover what's in the WindowsApps folder before it deletes everything? Or are those apps lost now that the computer has been reset and he'll just have to reinstall everything?

    :)
     
    Tasrayryn, Oct 29, 2020
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Oct 29, 2020
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  3. KBD
    KBD Win User
    Cannot access my second hard drive in XP

    I just noticed that my second hard drive dissapeared from my computer, i decided to restart the pc hoping it would reappear, it did, however i still can't access it when i try to open it i get the following message: H:\ is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadeable. BIOS still sees it, when i restart the PC, it lists both of my hard drives and both optical drives, but i can't open it in Windows.

    This was preceeded by somewhat strange behavior this morning, my PC would not boot into XP and would freeze after the Windows is loading message, i had to restart several times by pushing the restart button to log on. It was somewhat slow at first but after the next restart was back to normal, and then i noticed the missing second HD. I don't even know if its a hardware or a software issue. Can someone help me with this?
     
  4. $immond$ Win User

    Can't access Windows Apps on second hard drive after resetting Windows 10

    Windowed Hard Drives

    On the contrary, showing off "slow tech" by adding a window to a hard drive is a "dumb" idea. Do you really want to be showing off a whole "7200-10000 RPM of power" or would you rather show off a plain SSD drive? (If you really desire to "show off")

    Adding any window to any drive is just stupid. I just suggested an easier option for you since manufactures don't put windows on the latest hard drives.
     
    $immond$, Oct 29, 2020
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