Windows 10: Cloned D drive won't allow Win 10 to function without old D:Drive

Discus and support Cloned D drive won't allow Win 10 to function without old D:Drive in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I had a 500 WD hard drive as D: drive where most of my data and some programs are stored. C: drive has win 10 64 home edition and naturally is the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by VestingRex1755, Aug 22, 2020.

  1. Cloned D drive won't allow Win 10 to function without old D:Drive


    I had a 500 WD hard drive as D: drive where most of my data and some programs are stored. C: drive has win 10 64 home edition and naturally is the bootup disk.


    I cloned the D: drive to a new SSD for better performance. The cloned SSD shows up as F: even after removing the old hard drive. Reboot; remove the old hard drive; but the SSD still shows F: drive and I can't change the letter Disk Manager. Tried troubleshooting win to no avail.


    New SSD does not show up as a drive in BIOS although I have latest BIOS version compatible with this SSD. I can see all the files on the new SSD with File explorer. I can even open files.


    Win 10 doesn't seem to recognize this SSD. SDD is online in Disk Manager, page file selected.


    New SSD: SK hynix GOLD S31

    Processor intel i3 4160

    Win 10 v-1909 Bld-18363.1016

    :)
     
    VestingRex1755, Aug 22, 2020
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  2. D drive

    Hi,

    Based on the details you have provided us, it appears that there might be some corrupted contents on the said partition. We can also consider that this is caused by a virus.

    For us to check if a certain virus is hiding your files, kindly follow the steps below:

    • Type Command prompt in the search bar.
    • Type-in the following command:

      attrib -h -r -s /s /d D:\*.*
    • Press Enter to execute the command.

    If you think that there is nothing important stored in it, then we suggest that you reformat your D drive so that you can use the free space for important files.

    You can follow the steps below to start with the process:

    • Click on the File Explorer.
    • Select This PC.
    • Right-click on your D drive, then click on Format.
    • Follow the on-screen process to finish formatting the partition.

    Let us know how it goes so that we can further assist you.
     
    Engelsen Fad, Aug 22, 2020
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  3. sc204 Win User
    Can't login with copied or cloned D drive


    I probably should have asked in this thread first but posted in the general forum and have had some suggestions from Caledon Ken. Hopefully I am not stepping on toes asking here as well.

    Original post Moved Users to D:, can't login with cloned drive

    I did read through the last 10 pages or so and bunch in the middle but did not see my issue, hopefully I didn't miss it (I did not read through all 99 pages Cloned D drive won't allow Win 10 to function without old D:Drive :) )

    I have been using the tutorial for a while (Thank you) to have my user files on my Documents drive which is drive D: Unfortunately last week Win 10 wouldn't boot and nothing I tried would repair it so I went with a fresh install. long story short I then ran into the issue that clicking in the Cortana box or start icon does not work. During one reboot Windows said it had to check files and I was surprised to see the disk check being run on my D drive. After getting back into windows I found a very important Excel file would not load nor was it repairable. So I Installed Win 10 (Pro) again on a brand new drive and also put my files on a brand new D drive. Both SSD. I followed the tutorial for a fresh install and moved Users to the D drive with the rest of my personal files.

    Everything worked fine but I wanted an additional backup of my D drive just in case. After cloning the D drive using Macrium Reflect I cannot log in with the cloned drive. I get an error and Windows will not accept the password or pin. The error I get is "The user profile service failed the sign in. The user profile cannot be loaded"If I try safe mode it still will not load (hard error from password). If I go to a cmd prompt and activate the administrator account it is not an option on reboot. I suspect that the drive is not getting loaded as D but I have no way to try to change that. When I put my original drive in place I can log in with an error I get setting up windows again with some errors and a temp directory in users this is fixed by logging out and re-logging in.

    I also tried just copying the files on Drive D to the new drive as recommended I try but I get the same results. I get the same results if the D drive is not mounted. I have not found a way to log in to windows without that drive so I am concerned that if the D:\users folder gets corrupted I will be locked out of the computer.

    Thank you,
    Stuart
     
    sc204, Aug 22, 2020
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  4. Cloned D drive won't allow Win 10 to function without old D:Drive

    I cannot delete old Win 7 backups on D drive from Win 10

    I have updated to Win 10, and now cannot delete any old backups on my D drive which is almost full. Win 10 does not allow me to change the backup device to D so I can delete them.
     
    RogerTalbot1, Aug 22, 2020
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