Windows 10: Slow Data Access on D Drive as Secondary User

Hello Support Team,I'm experiencing noticeable delays while accessing the D drive partition on my workstation, particularly when performing tasks like opening folders, transferring files to the desktop, and renaming files.Could you please assist me in resolving this issue?Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.Best regards,Nishant Babbar

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Windows 10 1909 Causes Secondary Hard Drive to not be Recognized

Installing the Windows 10 1909 Update causes my secondary hard drive to not be recognized.

Steps to confirm issue:

• Secondary drive not visible in Windows Explorer
• Secondary drive not visible in device manager
• Secondary drive not visible in disk manager

Steps to replicate issue:

• Installing 1909 update

Steps to resolve issue:

• Uninstall 1909 update

Since updates can only be delayed for so long, an actual fix would be appreciated.

 

Cannot access D drive since upgrading to Windows 10.

Hello Judy,



Thank you for replying quickly with the status of the issue.



Please reply to few more questions:

• 
  Is the D: drive located on the same hard disk or on different hard disk?
  
• 
  Did you have any important data saved on the
  D: drive?
  

If the D: is saved on another hard disk and you are unable to access it, I suggest you to format the drive completely and check if the issue is resolved.



To format the hard disk, follow the steps below:

• 
  Press Windows logo + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Disk management option.
  
• 
  Right click on the D: drive and select
  Format option.
  
• 
  Wait for the formatting to complete and check if the changes are effective.
  

Write to us with the status of the issue for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Data D: no access allowed shows size as "0"

Hi Richard,

We appreciate you for being a part of Windows 10.

Have you made any security or access control settings to the computer prior to the issue?

Kindly follow the below steps and check if it helps.

Step 1:

• 
  Right click on the D: drive in the file explorer and go to
  Properties.
  
• 
  Click on the security tab.
  
• 
  Add the user EVERYONE to the list of Group or User Names by clicking on
  Add button.
  
• 
  Give EVERYONE full control in the little box below. See if this will get you access to the drive.
  

If the issue still persist, follow the below step.

Step 2:

• 
  Press Windows + R keys on the keyboard to open run command prompt.
  
• 
  Type diskmgmt.msc in the run box and hit
  Enter key on the keyboard.
  
• 
  Select the D: drive and right-click on it.
  
• 
  Select Change Drive Letter and Paths.
  
• 
  Click Change.
  
• 
  Select the drive from the list of drives on the top-right corner and click
  OK
  

Note: Make sure that the drive you want to change is not in use.

I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.