Windows 10: utilization of a ssd and ext. hdd in similitude

Hello and Radiant Health to All!


Is it possible to run an ap aps from my internal ssd and utilize the correlated- applicable data to feed the active ap from my external hdd ? How? Can two separate drives work in accordance with each other to achieve the desired action-performance-result? Thanks for reading and Please respond, looking for info support etc.


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Cannot see my ext WD 2 TB HDD


Ran into this problem transferring media files from my laptop to the WD ext hdd. Both USB 3.
"My Book", my 2 TB WD ext HDD I cannot be seen on my laptop nor my media mini pc
I found it in Disk Management. It is shown as Disk 2. It has a black streak all the way (full?) It has excess of I,8 TB used and indicates that it is unitialized.


I have attached a snipper capture of the disk management page.

How do I get the ext HDD to function without losing all my media? I am not technically savvy, but can follow step by step advice.

Thanks

 

Storage Utilization Suggestion, new PC with SSD & HDD

I recently purchased a new Dell XPS 8930 with a 256gb SSD and 2tb HDD.

What would be the best recommendation to utilize these effectively.

I've yet to unbox this Desktop PC as I want to research all best solutions before I move data from old PC and/or re-install software.

I assume the Windows 10 Pro will be installed on the SSD as the primary C: drive.

I also assume the HDD will merely be treated as a secondary drive (e..g., not set as a default data drive).

Should I set the HDD as a data drive (e.g., default folder for Documents, Pictures, Downloads etc.) ?

If so, what is the best way to do this (e.g., via settings/storage menu or via folder properties move to new location) ?

Will any of this cause issues with OneDrive syncing ?

Should all new software installs be set up on the HDD even though new software entries will end up in the registry file on the SSD drive C ?

FYI - I do NOT have any storage shortage issues... I currently only utilize just under 100gb on my old PC, so in reality I could run everything on SSD, but preventing writes to SSD will extend its life.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

computer stops recognizing 2 ext HDD

I use a 7 year old HP Pavillion desk top and so far it has worked well. I have USB connected 2 ext HDD. One is basic storage and the other is my ext backup HDD. If I try to open a file in either of them, my computer stops recognizing both the ext HDDs causing
a major problem creating backups. The only way to bring back recognition of the drives is to reboot. I plugged the two HDDs into another computer and they were fine there. How do I fix this?