Drives appearing on my computer in windows 7

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  1. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #11

    It is not a bug. Just do as the gurus told you above.

    Check Hide empty drives in the Computer folder in Control Panel > Folder Options > View.

    Kari
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Drives appearing on my computer in windows 7-empty_drives.png  
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  2. Posts : 39
    FreeBSD
    Thread Starter
       #12

    Dude, mine already has a tick next to that option you have highlighted, and the drives STILL appear, hence me thinking this is a bug.
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  3. Posts : 106
    Win 7
       #13

    Mobo or peripheral?


    Are the card slots built in to the Computer, or are they on a USB?
    FWIW my PC's empty card slots don't appear.
    But the ones on my card readers do, if I plug one in.
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  4. Posts : 39
    FreeBSD
    Thread Starter
       #14

    They are built into the computer
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  5. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
       #15

    tbernstein said:
    Are the card slots built in to the Computer, or are they on a USB?
    What odds would that make? Card Readers connect to your motherboards USB headers if not to a physical USB port - so all of them are USB in truth at the end of the day...

    If you don't believe me then check under USB in Device Manager...
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  6. Posts : 625
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #16

    i could see how annoying it would be! i've got a multimedia card reader on my rig mounted in a floppy bay on one of the motherboard's usb headers like qdos is saying, but my drives only show up if theres a card in it...just check 'Don't show hidden files, folders or drives' and u should be set
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  7. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
       #17

    JohnHarvis said:
    I think this is a serious bug in windows 7. Windows 7 is only ment to show the drive letters when something, either a memory card or a flash stick has been inserted in. But upon browinsg my computer without anything being inserted in, it shows all the drives

    The only temporary soloution iv found to this is either a restart or uninstalling the drivers from disk manager and rescanning so windows reinstalls them which makes the memory card drives dissappear from my computer.

    A screenshot to explain what I mean:

    My Computer showing memory card drives that are not physically inserted in but still show up as being inserted!?
    This is not correct. Mine have ALWAYS showed whether there is a card inserted or not.
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  8. Posts : 106
    Win 7
       #18

    Qdos said:
    tbernstein said:
    Are the card slots built in to the Computer, or are they on a USB?
    Card Readers connect to your motherboards USB headers.......
    I've always assumed that the USB card reader that I can plug into my PC is a device,with its own drivers.
    And, like it or not, that's the behaviour I get. Built in card "slots" are invisible unless used. The portable, USB connected ones are always visible, leaving me to click on them until I find the right one with my SD card in it.
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  9. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
       #19

    tbernstein said:
    Qdos said:
    tbernstein said:
    Are the card slots built in to the Computer, or are they on a USB?
    Card Readers connect to your motherboards USB headers.......
    I've always assumed that the USB card reader that I can plug into my PC is a device,with its own drivers.
    And, like it or not, that's the behaviour I get. Built in card "slots" are invisible unless used. The portable, USB connected ones are always visible, leaving me to click on them until I find the right one with my SD card in it.
    Not sure why you're quoting me in this context. I didn't give any opinions regards drives being visible or not if you read back thru' the thread. Mine show up quasi-permanently, but it could depend upon the motherboard BIOS and how it interacts with W7 - which may explain other peoples various experiences differing...
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  10. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #20

    Mine dont show up, but even if they did, so what? .. It doesnt interfere with the performance of my system, so Im not going to spend a lot of time worrying about it...
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