A514-54-74D6 when i connect one flash drive, the file explorer shows it as 2 drives with same name

Pedro123 · June 16

I connected a USB Flash Drive to one of the two USB ports on the laptop. In File Explorer two Flash Drives show with same drive letter, one indented above the other. Ejecting one ejects both. This does not happen in my other desktop PC. Acer Aspire5 Model - A514-54-74D6.

Thanks

[Edited the thread to add model name and issue detail]

Pedro123 · June 20

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1282041#Comment_1282041

Wow! Thanks. I went to the github link and read the article, much of which I don't understand. I've never seen this before, on any computer but this Acer.

Thanks again.

GAMING6698 · June 16

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/707419/a514-54-74d6-when-i-connect-one-flash-drive-the-file-explorer-shows-it-as-2-drives-with-same-name

step 1: Run CMD As Administrator

Step 2: Plug the USB drive into the PC.
Step 3: In the prompted window, type the following commands and hit Enter after each.

-diskpart
-list disk
-select disk N (N stands for the USB drive number) (Make sure you select USB drive)
-clean (You will receive an error if you have the -drive folder open. If so, close the window and repeat the command
-create partition primary
-format f=ntfs quick (This will format the drive to NTFS)
-active
-assign
-list disk
-exit

Now your issue probably be solved

rhj09 · June 17

Hey there!

That sounds like a weird issue! Here are a few things you can try to fix it:

Restart Your Laptop: Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve these kinds of glitches.
Update Drivers: Make sure your USB drivers are up to date. You can check for updates in Device Manager under "Universal Serial Bus controllers."
Change Drive Letter: Manually change the drive letter of the USB flash drive:
- Open Disk Management (right-click Start button and select Disk Management).
- Find your USB drive, right-click it, and choose "Change Drive Letter and Paths."
- Assign a new drive letter that isn't already in use.
Check USB Ports: Try connecting the USB flash drive to a different port on your laptop to see if the issue persists.
Scan for Hardware Changes: In Device Manager, right-click on your computer name at the top and select "Scan for hardware changes."

If none of these steps work, there might be a deeper issue with your laptop’s USB ports. In that case, contacting Acer support could be a good next step.

Hope this helps!

Pedro123 · June 19

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1281469#Comment_1281469

I got to "clean" and got this mesage:

"There is no disk selected please select a disk and try again"

The disk choices I was given were "0" and "1" , both seemed to be same USB except for memory size. USB stick plugged into "D" drive.

Pedro123 · June 19

I'd post a picture of double USB if I could figure out how to do this. Tried "Upload Image" but that did not work. Any help?

GAMING6698 · June 20

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1281968#Comment_1281968

Open disk management and delete both partition next to your usb device. Then right click on unalllocated space and make new volume

StevenGen · June 20

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/707419/a514-54-74d6-when-i-connect-one-flash-drive-the-file-explorer-shows-it-as-2-drives-with-same-name

That is a normal thing don't worry about it, as the USB drive with the data that you have inserted is always the next letter drive like in the caption where (C) drive is the boot drive, (D) drive is the slave drive and both (F) drives of the USB are the same and is the USB drive.

The UEFI _NTFS (F) drive is there because the 16GB USB drive that is shown below in the caption is a Rufus 4.4 boot drive and has Win-11 23H2 on it and this is the Read Me Notes: This partition was created by Rufus (https://rufus.ie).
It is used for booting NTFS and exFAT partitions in UEFI mode. For details, see https://github.com/pbatard/uefi-ntfs.

If this answers your question and solved your query please "Click on Yes" or "Click on Like" if you find my answer useful👍

Pedro123 · June 20

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1282028#Comment_1282028

Did that no luck.

Pedro123 · June 20

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1282041#Comment_1282041

Wow! Thanks. I went to the github link and read the article, much of which I don't understand. I've never seen this before, on any computer but this Acer.

Thanks again.

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