Windows 10: Help! Local Drive changed from C to F

Discus and support Help! Local Drive changed from C to F in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Can anyone assist me to change a Local drive to C from F? Basically I had trouble with my PC and it kept crashing. Microsoft helped to reset Windows 10... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by colonelmustard9, Oct 21, 2016.

  1. Help! Local Drive changed from C to F


    Can anyone assist me to change a Local drive to C from F? Basically I had trouble with my PC and it kept crashing. Microsoft helped to reset Windows 10 but the Drivers are not the same as they were before. Before they were: C (Local), D, E, F.

    But now they are: F (Local), E, G

    This also causes an issue with a particular file: PowerDirector 15 file that won't load up my project and is saying that the files are missing. Originally the files were saved under C Drive (Local)

    I appreciate if anyone can help me.

    Many thanks.

    :)
     
    colonelmustard9, Oct 21, 2016
    #1

  2. I Accidentally made "My Documents" as Default Folder in Local C, My Hard Drive Local Drive F

    I ACCIDENTALLY made "My DOCUMENTS" default Folder in local C, MY hard drive local Drive F

    It's a new computer, and first time using Windows 10. I wanted to move the folders in HP user in local c to local f. Which lead to this catastrophe, It looks like this now (picture from the Internet)

    http://puu.sh/gCJqE/14682fa90b.png

    i tried relocating to default location from properties but it doesn't work.

    ***Subject edited for clarity by the moderator.***
     
    maryse_2017, Oct 21, 2016
    #2
  3. Geoffc1 Win User
    Groove (version 3.6.1210.0) Keeps Losing My Album Collection!

    Nope - same thing; it completed adding all my albums, and then less than a minute later, everything disappeared again, apart from two test albums I have in my local Music folder at F:\Users\Geoff\Music (I store my local data on my F: drive; it's bigger
    than the C: drive).
     
    Geoffc1, Oct 21, 2016
    #3
  4. Neemobeer Win User

    Help! Local Drive changed from C to F

    A re-install is going to be your best bet. You can't re-assign the drive letter on a boot volume while it is in use. You would need to boot into a recovery disk or partition to do that. Once in the recovery media you would type
    • diskpart
    • list disk (to get available disks)
    • select disk #
    • list vol (to get currently available volumes)
    • select vol # (for the volume you want to change)
    • assign letter=C

    The problem with this is you could potentially screw up the whole system if there are any registry paths that are pointing to F:\... for critical files as well as the BCD store may also point to F:\.....
     
    Neemobeer, Oct 21, 2016
    #4
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