Windows 10: F: Drive does not appear on "Optimize Drives" program

Discus and support F: Drive does not appear on "Optimize Drives" program in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; My external hard drive has a letter "F:" and it won't show up on the Windows 10 Defrag menu the "Optimize Drives" program. I'm not sure why. Do I have... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by JNSStudios_YT, Jul 13, 2020.

  1. F: Drive does not appear on "Optimize Drives" program


    My external hard drive has a letter "F:" and it won't show up on the Windows 10 Defrag menu the "Optimize Drives" program. I'm not sure why. Do I have to change the drive letter to a certain one for it to show up? If so, what letters work with the program, and does changing the drive letter do anything bad to the drive? like reformatting or wiping it.

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    JNSStudios_YT, Jul 13, 2020
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  2. f drive

    Hello Kathy,

    Based on the information you have provided in your post; we need to do further investigation. To assist you better, we'd like to know the following:

    • Have you tried using a third party software to manage the disk partition?
    • Did you format the drive?

    We suggest that you check for the drive in the Disk Management and look if it appears. Follow these steps:

    • Log on as administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
    • Press Windows+R key and type diskmgmt.msc and then click OK.
    Look if the Drive F: appears and check if it is unallocated.

    Looking forward to your update.
     
    Marvin Barc, Jul 13, 2020
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  3. Windows 10 missing F drive

    Hi Judy,

    Thank you for using Windows 10.

    We regret for the inconvenience caused. Let us know some more details:

    • Have you used any third part software to manage Disk partition?
    • Did you format the drive?
    • Have you performed a Clean Install?
    I suggest you to check for the drive in Disk Management and see if it appears there. Follow the steps:

    • Log on as administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
    • Press Windows+R key and type diskmgmt.msc, and then click OK.
    See if the drive F: appears and does it appear as unallocated?

    Get back to us with the information and we'll be glad to assist.
     
    Navneet Anand, Jul 13, 2020
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  4. DarylDFS Win User

    F: Drive does not appear on "Optimize Drives" program

    Windows 10 missing F drive

    Followed all steps as directed. diskmgmt,msc does not list F: drive and none of the unallocated drives is large enough to be my F: (Samsung SM-G920V). Any brighter ideas?
     
    DarylDFS, Jul 13, 2020
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