Windows 10: File Manager Not Seeing New SSD

Discus and support File Manager Not Seeing New SSD in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I purchased a 1TB SSD for my Dell all-in-one Inspiron laptop. I cloned it from the 256GB that came in the laptop and them installed it. I running... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by ken thelarsons.email, Jan 20, 2025.

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    I purchased a 1TB SSD for my Dell all-in-one Inspiron laptop. I cloned it from the 256GB that came in the laptop and them installed it. I running Windows 11. Disk Manager sees the new SSD and the BIOS also sees the new SSD. File Manager does not see the new SSD. I need to verify that all the file/data on the 256GB SSD are also on the new SSD after cloning. I'm doing this because even though the 256GB SSD had nearly 2GB free I cannot install any of the Windows updates or a new tax prep program. Keep getting msg that I need to free up space on the 256GB to do the update or install. I've built se

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