Windows 10: Can't Rename External Hard Drive in Windows 10 Pro

Hello TenForums! Been a while.

I've looked up every guide imaginable, including this one, and I can't seem to rename my A: drive on my Windows 10 Pro install, version 1909, OS build 18363.778.





I've tried using the elevated command prompt method, the elevated PowerShell method, the Disk Management method where I change the drive letter and then rename the label, I've tried right clicking it and everything in between.





I possess Full control over the object, and all child object permissions have been replaced.

I've tried disconnecting it and reconnecting it, restarting my PC.

The only thing I haven't tried is formatting it - which isn't something I really want to do, seeing as I have ~5TB of storage on there.

Any idea what I could try?

Thanks in advance!

:)

 

unable to rename external hard drive

I tried what you said, but it still says "you need permission to perform this action". I have access to everything on the drive. It is only the autorun.inf that i no longer have access to and because of that when i rename the drive it shows the new name
in disk management but it stays the same in my computer. I am using windows 10 pro.

 

unrecognised external hard drive on Windows 10

Since you already reinstalled the drivers of the External Hard Drive, let's run the
Hardware and Devices troubleshooter as it can resolve your concern. You can do that by following these steps:

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  Press the Start button.
  
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  Type and select Troubleshooting.
  
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  Click on View all on the left panel.
  
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  Select and run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.
  

If the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter doesn’t resolve your concern, we suggest that you change the letter of the External Hard Drive. You can do that by following these steps:

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  Press the Start button.
  
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  Type and select Control panel.
  
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  Select System and Security.
  
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  Select Administrative Tools, and a new window will appear.
  
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  Double-click Computer Management, and a new window will appear.
  
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  Select Disk Management that is located under
  Storage in the left pane.
  
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  Right click on the External Hard Drive that is not showing on the File Explorer.
  
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  Select Change letter and network path, and a new window will appear.
  
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  Select Change, and choose the letter that you want for the External Hard Drive.
  

After changing the letter of the External Hard Drive, we suggest that you reboot your laptop for the changes to take effect.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards.

 

External Hard Drive

Hi John,

We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

• Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
• Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.

The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

Let us know if you need further help.