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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1067961" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Lost drive letters are quite common - particularly where you have since connected another drive and it gets allocated the same drive letter - and the issue totally confuses many people (except those who have often "been there, found the solution! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />).</p><p></p><p>Open File Explorer and then<strong> Right </strong>Click on Computer/My Computer/This PC (or whatever!) to display the menu and then select "Manage" to bring up the "Computer Management" screen</p><p></p><p>In the LH box, Click on "Disk Management" which will load up and show the currently connected disks and their allocated drive letters - and it's likely that the USB won't have one, or else it will show the same drive letter as one of the other disks. In case of any confusion, the drive capacity should identify it because it will be very small (by modern standards!).</p><p></p><p>In the LH box for that drive, <strong>Right </strong>click to bring up the menu, and then Click on "Change Drive Letter and Paths..). and then change the drive letter to one of the offered selection - which will not include the currently-allocated letters for any other drive.</p><p></p><p>Complete the action and then close Disk Management and, hopefully, you will now see the old drive with its new drive letter as just allocated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1067961, member: 176704"] Lost drive letters are quite common - particularly where you have since connected another drive and it gets allocated the same drive letter - and the issue totally confuses many people (except those who have often "been there, found the solution! :D). Open File Explorer and then[B] Right [/B]Click on Computer/My Computer/This PC (or whatever!) to display the menu and then select "Manage" to bring up the "Computer Management" screen In the LH box, Click on "Disk Management" which will load up and show the currently connected disks and their allocated drive letters - and it's likely that the USB won't have one, or else it will show the same drive letter as one of the other disks. In case of any confusion, the drive capacity should identify it because it will be very small (by modern standards!). In the LH box for that drive, [B]Right [/B]click to bring up the menu, and then Click on "Change Drive Letter and Paths..). and then change the drive letter to one of the offered selection - which will not include the currently-allocated letters for any other drive. Complete the action and then close Disk Management and, hopefully, you will now see the old drive with its new drive letter as just allocated! [/QUOTE]
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