Windows 10: Directing data to a second drive

Discus and support Directing data to a second drive in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I have a laptop running windows 10 pro, which has a 260g ssd and a 1t hard drive. All programs and data reside on the SSD., which is nearly full.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by GraemeWarnock2, Feb 3, 2019.

  1. GRAEMEWARNOCK2
    GraemeWarnock2 Win User

    Directing data to a second drive


    I have a laptop running windows 10 pro, which has a 260g ssd and a 1t hard drive.

    All programs and data reside on the SSD., which is nearly full.

    How do I direct data to the other drive?

    Thanks in advance.

    :)
     
    GraemeWarnock2, Feb 3, 2019
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  2. SUPERSOPH_WD
    SuperSoph_WD Win User

    Lost data from hard drive, what to do now?

    Well, I'm sorry to hear that it's a WD My Passport that failed on you, @tomhenry ! *Frown Directing data to a second drive :(
    I'd recommend you to try using a different USB cable with it and see if that will help your system to detect it without it disconnecting.
    I'd also suggest you to go to Disk Management and see how the drive is listed there. It won't hurt to check up on the health and SMART status of the HDD by running the QUICK and EXTENDED tests from the WD's Data LifeGuard Diagnostics. Here's a link to the available software: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=11ZOpD

    Give these troubleshooting steps a try and keep us posted with the results!
    SuperSoph_WD
     
    SuperSoph_WD, Feb 3, 2019
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  3. HYBRID_THEORY
    Hybrid_theory Win User
    Help! Data partition not showing under my computer

    This is happening on a windows 2000 server. Our second partition of the system, for data is not showing under my computer. Here are the properties of it in disk management:


    Directing data to a second drive partition.jpg


    Now under logical drives its listed as F and shows free space available.

    Suggestions on how to fix this?
     
    Hybrid_theory, Feb 3, 2019
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  4. RHEGDE
    rhegde Win User

    Directing data to a second drive

    Suggestions for Maps/Drive

    Some more suggestions



    - When you set a destination in drive, you should be able to set an address which is existing in the contact list

    - You should be able to view all step by step navigations. right now you are not able to see complete direction steps.
     
    rhegde, Feb 3, 2019
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