Windows 10: map external drive and remap internal drive or substitute a folder

Discus and support map external drive and remap internal drive or substitute a folder in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have a SSD for C:, an internal Drive D: How to: 1. If I connect my external drive I want the internal drive become E: and the external should be D:... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by 5ggggg, May 24, 2019.

  1. 5ggggg Win User

    map external drive and remap internal drive or substitute a folder


    I have a SSD for C:, an internal Drive D:

    How to:
    1. If I connect my external drive I want the internal drive become E: and the external should be D:

    On another PC:
    2. Let's say I have a folder C:\folder1\folder2.
    If I connect my external drive I want it to be mapped to C:\folder1. So if I have the ext. drive connected its root directory shows up instead of folder2.

    :)
     
    5ggggg, May 24, 2019
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  2. Internal Drive+Enclosure or External Drive

    Hi, I'm not very familiar with storage solutions so I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I'm looking to buy a 1TB+ drive for backup. External drives seem like more elegant solutions but when I looked on Newegg many reviews seem to suggest that they are not long lived (e.g. break within weeks/months). Is this true? If so, are internal drives + enclosures better? Or do any of you have better solutions that I don't know about (like I said I'm not that familiar with the storage department). Thanks.
     
    runevirage, May 24, 2019
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  3. Remon Ont Win User
    External Hard Drive

    Hi John,

    We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
    • Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.
    The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

    Let us know if you need further help.
     
    Remon Ont, May 24, 2019
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  4. Mussels Win User

    map external drive and remap internal drive or substitute a folder

    HELP!!! External Drive issues!!

    you're in luck, the guy with way too much external storage is here to the rescue!


    step 1: try with a different USB cable

    step 2: take the drive out of the enclosure and connect it internally to your PC

    quite likely the cable or enclosure has died. if you're re-initialising the disk you might actually be erasing it... so dont do that.
     
    Mussels, May 24, 2019
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