Windows 10: D: drive disappeared

I have Windows 10

Here is what happened
1. D: drive disappeared for no obvious reason
2. Shortly after that, Windows got updated
3. In the disk management window I could see that partition but it had no letter assigned and I could not assign it by right-clicking (the only available option to select was "help")
4. In command prompt I assigned letter D to that partition (which was "hidden")
5. After that, I could finally see the D drive in the file explorer. The D drive was half full but all the files were gone. However nothing changed in the disk management window
6. In diskpart, I typed assign, then set id=07. After that the partition got the D letter assigned in the disk management window. But in the file explorer there is now a duplicate of the D drive, named G drive. In diskpart it's also named G (there's no D there anymore).

I have the following questions:
a) what did I do wrong
b) how to get rid of that drive duplicate
c) is there any way to restore the files

Thanks

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D Drive Disappeared

My D Drive just disappeared. Using Windows 10. anyone have any suggestions on how to find my disk?

I am a college student and need my drive quickly

 

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.

 

D: Drive Suddenly Disappeared

I have seen this command before, though I've never used it much, other than to list the disks. I indeed only have 1 2TB drive. However, it's gone again. And even though I tried to list the disks, only C: appeared.

I'll try to open the box tomorrow and see if I can make it appear again.

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So, I did a diskpart and then I was able to use the drive again, format it and it's now the same way I bought it (software-wise at least). I also made sure all drivers were up to date (just in case).

However, when it comes to Western Digital's disk test, it still fails for the same reasons. The disk is currently empty, so it's indeed a hardware problem. The cables are all good, so it's the drive itself I guess.

Any other suggestions maybe?

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So, I did got no different results from the test, but I saw this. It seems this is the only fail it gives in this results window.