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    Drive unmounting itself - A device which does not exist was specified


    Having some issues with a drive. I think it keeps unmounting itself which in turn means I can't access any files on it. It shows up in disk management sometimes and sometimes doesn't. I can see some the folders on explorer but if I select any of them I get the message 'A device which does not exist was specified'.This drive is a 2TB Samsung 980 Pro. I've had this issue before and it comes and goes. Completely reinstalling windows seems to solve the issue for a bit but it eventually comes back. I really don't know what the issue could be. I've updated BIOS and have tried various CMD commands to

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