I Can't eject external drive - Windows 11 Forum
Aug 14, 2025 · Whether an external drive shows the eject option or not depends on how the system identifies that drive. Most of my thumb drives show the eject option, but many of my external drives I …
Add or Remove Duplicate Drives in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in ...
Nov 27, 2021 · OS drives and fixed drives (ex: internal drives) will only be shown under This PC, and not separately in the navigation pane. You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove …
Only one external hard drive shows when two are connected
Jul 31, 2020 · One thing I noticed though, is when looking at each external hard drive folder on my laptop, down the left hand side under 'This PC' it shows all hard drives connected, but it's showing …
Showing two D drives in Explorer Solved - Windows 10 Forums
Sep 25, 2018 · If you're seeing something like this (notice I: and E: drives both show up twice) it's because Windows shows all drives when "This PC" is expanded but still also shows all external …
What triggers Bitlocker to be enabled on external hard drive?
Aug 1, 2024 · External hard drive asking for bitlocker password. The drive has never been encrypted. Windows 10 was installed on 2-2-2023 It is a WD 2TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive. I have …
External Hard Drives Won't Work on Two Specific USB Ports
May 4, 2019 · External Hard Drives Won't Work on Two Specific USB Ports I have two external hard drives that I've usually kept plugged into two back USB ports but all of a sudden, the USB ports …
External Drive Light Flashing in Regular Pattern Continuously
Aug 7, 2022 · Not much to find on the matter: Why does my external hard drive light keep flashing? – idswater.com But that made me wonder: this suggests some disk check or read happens at regular …
Enable or Disable AutoPlay for All Drives in Windows 11
Dec 3, 2021 · This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable AutoPlay for all drives for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. AutoPlay lets you choose an action for different kinds of media when …
File Explorer multiple D drives when there is really only one?
Oct 6, 2024 · When I plugin my external drive to do a backup there are two D drives when there is only one. Both drives are label the same I have one internal drive? The backup with system image is …
New external drive really slows Win boot time - Ten Forums
Apr 16, 2020 · New external drive really slows Win boot time I've had 2 x Seagate 2Tb external drives plugged in for some time with zero issue. I've now added a WD 8Tb external drive, and now there is …