Windows 10: dell with confusing drives d data drive vs. os c drive vs. OneDrive

Discus and support dell with confusing drives d data drive vs. os c drive vs. OneDrive in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; So, I just bought this new dell. My last one was 12 years ago. I get it all set up, move over my docs and settings and am impressed with the speed. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by ydono, Jan 17, 2020.

  1. YDONO
    ydono Win User

    dell with confusing drives d data drive vs. os c drive vs. OneDrive


    So, I just bought this new dell. My last one was 12 years ago.
    I get it all set up, move over my docs and settings and am impressed with the speed. I noticed though, that my C: drive is already 2/3 rds full with docs. Then I notice this D data drive that has 460 gb of storage space is not being used. So I put docs in there and I notice that when I make changes to the docs, those changes are not reflected in the docs that are in the D Drive.
    Also, apparently, some of my docs went into the one drive cloud and it immediately notified me that I am out of storage and won't let me save the docs' changes - nor will it allow me to move the docs that ended up in the one drive (cloud).

    what is going on here? I thought I bought a computer with a huge amount of storage and I've worked on this thing for ten minutes and I can't save anything ......

    help!!!!

    :)
     
    ydono, Jan 17, 2020
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  2. VIRFRANZ MAN
    Virfranz Man Win User

    No C: but D: drive has all the data

    Hi Austin,

    To help you with your concern regarding the data on the drive C:, you're seeing the drive "C:" as the drive "D:" because you're booting your computer outside Windows. When booting your computer outside Windows, the system is reading the recovery partition
    as drive C: and the data in the drive C: \ are listed on the drive D: \. Try to boot your computer and try to check again the data in the drive C: \ and see if the data are listed.

    Regards.
     
    Virfranz Man, Jan 17, 2020
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  3. GORDOBARR
    GordoBarr Win User
    Sync D Drive with OneDrive

    I am using OneDrive to sync my files on my C drive and all is working fine. But I can not find a way to have my D drive connect to OneDrive. I would like my D drive to sync with OneDrive. Does anyone know how to get a D Drive to sync with OneDrive?
     
    GordoBarr, Jan 17, 2020
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  4. GERWOJ
    Gerwoj Win User

    dell with confusing drives d data drive vs. os c drive vs. OneDrive

    OS drive versus D drive

    My new window computer has 100g on the OS drive, of which 71G is already used (Computer is two weeks old)

    How much of the 71G is from the Windows 10 operating system?

    If I buy a piece of software and install it on my computer, is it all going to land on the OS drive?

    MY D drive has 1TB of storage space. It is designated as D (Data).

    I assume anything I create (Word Docs, CAD drawings, etc) would be stored here.

    If What I've said is true why do documents I create default to the OS C: drive?
     
    Gerwoj, Jan 17, 2020
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