Windows 10: External drive when connected to pc and I change the Letter "A part may not work prperly"...

Discus and support External drive when connected to pc and I change the Letter "A part may not work prperly"... in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi, In Windows 10 computer when I connect external drive via USB 2 it assign a letter "E". When I want to change "E" to "H" it says "A part may not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Ari94, Aug 20, 2018.

  1. ARI94
    Ari94 Win User

    External drive when connected to pc and I change the Letter "A part may not work prperly"...


    Hi,


    In Windows 10 computer when I connect external drive via USB 2 it assign a letter "E".

    When I want to change "E" to "H" it says

    "A part may not work properly" I wonder why?


    As some important back up is in external drive I did not proceed and asking question

    with hope that someone will guide me.


    Thank you

    :)
     
    Ari94, Aug 20, 2018
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  2. MIGHTYMIRO_WD
    MightyMiro_WD Win User

    WD external drive letter change

    Hi @WilliamSlessor!

    I'm sorry to hear about the confusion with the external drive. What I would suggest is to go in Disk Management and try to reassign the letters on both drives with a third one, and then go back to the original letters. For instance - change the G:G: drive to
    M:, and then reassign it as G: again.

    You can follow the steps described in this KB article:

    Support Answers

    Hope this helps and let us know how it went.
     
    MightyMiro_WD, Aug 20, 2018
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  3. NACHAPPA C K
    Nachappa C K Win User
    Windows 10 changing USB port drive letters

    Hi Joseph,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I understand the inconvenience you are facing currently.

    I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

    • Since when are you facing this issue?
    • Did you make any changes in prior to this issue?
    I would like to inform you that the issue might have occurred due to some changes made to your computer.

    I suggest you to try changing the drive letter of the drive and check if it helps.

    Follow the steps to change the drive letter:

    • Press Windows + X keys and click on Disk Management.
    • Right click on the external drive and click on Change Drive letter and paths.
    • Click on Change the button.
    • Under Assign the following Drive letter, select the desired drive letter.
    • Click Ok to save changes.
    Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.
     
    Nachappa C K, Aug 20, 2018
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  4. ANDRE DA COSTA
    Andre Da Costa Win User

    External drive when connected to pc and I change the Letter "A part may not work prperly"...

    connecting external drive

    Check if the drive is assigned a drive letter.

    Press Windows key + X

    Click Disk Management

    If you see your drive listed there, but no drive letter, right click it

    Click Change Drive Letter and Paths

    Click Add

    Click Assign the following drive letter

    Click in the Drive letter list box

    Choose a drive letter - try choosing letters near the end of the alphabet

    Click OK

    Click OK again

    If that does not work...

    Press Windows key + X

    Click Device Manager

    Expand Disk drives

    Right the external drive

    Click uninstall

    Exit Device Manager, restart then check if its detected.

    What is the make and model of the computer?

    Are you connecting to a USB 3 or 2.0 port.
     
    Andre Da Costa, Aug 20, 2018
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