Drive letter problems external USB hard-disk Windows 10 Home.

Hi I'm new here.

I have been working with external hard disks for years, I have never had any problems with external USB hard disks.

I recently got a new notebook an Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-793G-77RA with Windows10. The computer work very well. I only had to get used to the screen matte.

The problem is using eternal hard-drives. When I connect an external hard-disk, the hard-disk will recognized but the partitions are not visible. I have first to re-allocate the drive letters with disk management ????????
What is that for a nonsense.

In the previous versions of Windows the drive letters were automatically assigned.

Is there something wrong with my windows10? Is there a solution?

Does anyone have the same experiences?

Let me know

Lex Amsterdam Netherlands

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Rudy21

Hi,

Go into "device manager" and see if it is located in there, it might have a red or yellow tag next to it, if it does then right click on it and select "update driver > browse computer for drivers". You might need to re-boot after this.
Hope this helps you.

if the above step does not work then try the below steps.

run >> cmd

type "diskpart" (no quotes of course)

type "list volume"

You will see a list of all available volumes that are attached to your computer. Look for the one that does not have a drive letter and make note of its volume number.

Type "select volume #" where # is the number of the volume that you need to give a drive letter.

type "assign" to give it the next free drive letter.

type "exit"

That should do it.

Lex63

Rudy21 said:

Hi,

Go into "device manager" and see if it is located in there, it might have a red or yellow tag next to it, if it does then right click on it and select "update driver > browse computer for drivers". You might need to re-boot after this.
Hope this helps you.

if the above step does not work then try the below steps.

run >> cmd

type "diskpart" (no quotes of course)

type "list volume"

You will see a list of all available volumes that are attached to your computer. Look for the one that does not have a drive letter and make note of its volume number.

Type "select volume #" where # is the number of the volume that you need to give a drive letter.

type "assign" to give it the next free drive letter.

type "exit"

That should do it.

Lex63

Hi

Thank you for the response.

I know that i with disk management can change the drive letter. That is not the problem. Windows must do this automatic when i plugin a USB connector.

There is really something wrong with this OS.

That is why I am here on the Acer forum to ask if this problem is known and how I can repair this definitively.

Today i go write a letter to Microsoft.

Thanks for you help.

Rainy

Maybe something wrong with the external hard disk. You could check the health with HD sentinel.

https://www.hdsentinel.com

Lex63

Rainy said:

Maybe something wrong with the external hard disk. You could check the health with HD sentinel.

https://www.hdsentinel.com

Tank you for your response.

No all my Hard drives work fine on my other computer Lenovo notebook. This really a Windows problem. Today i contact Microsoft about this problem.

Windows 10 have a lot off bugs.

Lex63

Rudy21 said:

Hi,

Go into "device manager" and see if it is located in there, it might have a red or yellow tag next to it, if it does then right click on it and select "update driver > browse computer for drivers". You might need to re-boot after this.
Hope this helps you.

if the above step does not work then try the below steps.

run >> cmd

type "diskpart" (no quotes of course)

type "list volume"

You will see a list of all available volumes that are attached to your computer. Look for the one that does not have a drive letter and make note of its volume number.

Type "select volume #" where # is the number of the volume that you need to give a drive letter.

type "assign" to give it the next free drive letter.

type "exit"

That should do it.

113/5000

Thanks for help me on my way

The problem has been resolved.

Here below the solution.

1 open CMD

2 type diskpart + enter

3 type automount enable + enter

shut down CMD

problem solved.

I have a another problem to go. Stuttering audio sometimes with streaming "YouTube" and playing movies. I have updated all the drivers so far as I know.

Thank you

Lex Amsterdam Netherlands.

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