Windows 10: When I put in a USB, a bunch of different USB drives appear in File Explorer

I have a USB drive that I used to put ChromeOS install files on, but have since deleted those files. After attempting to and mostly successfully fix there being 64MB on it and 15GB unallocated, I tried to delete a few separated partitions to just have one partition. Unfortunately, when I tried to delete one of the partitions, the computer freaked out a bit and created a bunch of different USB drives with most letters of the alphabet E:, F:, G:, etc.. I have since successfully deleted all of the partitons to create one unallocated partition, but when I put the USB in, it still has a few dif

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My USB Backup drive does not show in My Computer window.

Hi Meran,

A few possible reason can cause your external drive to not show in File Explorer. To diagnose and fix this issue, we suggest that you check the Disk Management window. To open it, follow the steps below:

• Right-click on the Start button.
• Select Disk Management.
• Alternatively, you can search diskmgmt.msc in Cortana.

Examine the list of drives in the Disk Management window and look for your external drive. Even if it doesn’t show up in File Explorer, it should appear here. If the drive appears, it may not be appearing in File Explorer because it needs to be assigned
a drive letter. To do this, right-click the partition on the drive in Disk Management and select
Change Drive Letter and Paths.

If you don’t see the drive in the Disk Management window at all, we suggest that you try connecting the drive to a different USB port or use a different USB cable. We also recommend that you avoid using USB hubs, and connect the drive directly to your computer.

If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to post a reply.

 

**SOLVED**USB drives not appearing in windows explorer? help please

As my title says, Im not seeing my usb drives in Windows explorer. i plug them in , there is No sound, no "installing device software", nothing. If i open "my computer" , the progress bar SLOWLY fills up with green, and MAYBE the useless "removeable drive" title will appear, with the right letter, but it isnt any good, because if i click it in ANY way, process explorer freezes. I CAN see the drives i plug in, if I go into Device manager\disc drives. I have tried BOTH Usb 3.0, and 2.0 , annd I have had NO luck. They used to work, but I can think of NO reason why now they do Not. Any useful ideas are Gladly welcomed.**edit** If i have the USB drive plugged in , and try to run Disc manager, it doesnt appear, just a blank window, but if i remove all usb drives, and run it again, viola! it works fine.


If i touch any of these removable drives my PC's windows explorer will freeze



thanks.

Win 7 64B
MoBo Asrock Z68 extreme 3 Gen 3
i5 2500K

 

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