Windows 10: How to unmap disk partitions Letters after disk failure and stop Windows looking for them

Discus and support How to unmap disk partitions Letters after disk failure and stop Windows looking for them in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi,I had an old hard disk in my computer with several partitions J:, H: etc.The disk itself finally failed. File explorer searches for the partitions... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by WarrenLockner, Jan 11, 2022.

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    How to unmap disk partitions Letters after disk failure and stop Windows looking for them


    Hi,I had an old hard disk in my computer with several partitions J:, H: etc.The disk itself finally failed. File explorer searches for the partitions each time I boot up and returns error messages for them: "Cannot located them, either disconnected etc.". The error window only offers me an OK button to resolve and then shuts File Explorer. If I restart File explorer, it only shows my healthy drives and partitions so I have no option to un-map them. I cannot find any trace of the old drive in Device manager or other.How can I get File explorer to forget these pls?

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