Windows 10: Why does a single SDHC card show up as 4 separate drives?

Discus and support Why does a single SDHC card show up as 4 separate drives? in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; First off, I like to have "view hidden folders and drives" checked when using Windows 10 --just a preference. And certainly when I uncheck that, this... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by sgt panties, Jun 30, 2016.

  1. SGT PANTIES
    sgt panties Win User

    Why does a single SDHC card show up as 4 separate drives?


    First off, I like to have "view hidden folders and drives" checked when using Windows 10 --just a preference. And certainly when I uncheck that, this problem goes away, but the question still stands: Why, when I insert a 32Gb SDHC card, formatted as FAT32, does it show up in File Explorer as four (4) separate drives? One is labeled, usable, and has the expected capacity. The other three are of unknown format and zero space. A minor bug, no?

    :)
     
    sgt panties, Jun 30, 2016
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  2. ZOOOUNDS
    zooounds Win User

    Nokia 6267 - 8 GB memory card

    All 4GB SD-cards is SDHC and the phone support 4 GB according to Nokia so the phone deos read SDHC-cards, the question is: Why not 8 GB.
     
    zooounds, Jun 30, 2016
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  3. MARK BRIGGEMAN
    Mark Briggeman Win User
    Samsung i780 - Storage Card go missing ...

    4 GB and up are mostly SDHC cards. I don't know if the i780 supports SDHC cards and until which size they are supported.

    http://www.mobilityminded.com
     
    Mark Briggeman, Jun 30, 2016
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  4. SGT PANTIES
    sgt panties Win User

    Why does a single SDHC card show up as 4 separate drives?

    Oh, sorry, dumb question. I was using a Kingston card reader to read my SDHC card. The reader has four slots for various sizes of memory cards. The extra three hidden drives represent the empty three slots. So if there is any bug, it's in my brain.
     
    sgt panties, Jun 30, 2016
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  5. ROCKY
    Rocky Win User
    The simple answer is partitions. The more complex answer has to deal with how the SDHC card was originally used and formatted. I have a little 16 GB card that I use for my Pi and it has been formatted into several partitions.
     
    Rocky, Jun 30, 2016
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  6. ROCKY
    Rocky Win User
    OK, I see that you figured it out. Good job.
     
    Rocky, Apr 5, 2018
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