External hard drive changed. Won't change back


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1

    External hard drive changed. Won't change back


    My external drive letter was K:, now it's L:. I checked the registry and saw that they both have the same value? I also can't change drive letter in computer management. Help me please!
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  2. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Jassie, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Go ahead and delete the \DosDevices\L: Binary vaule to see if the drive will be seen as K after restarting the computer.

    If not, then see if you may be able to use OPTION TWO or OPTION THREE in the tutorial below to change it back to K.

    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ndows-7-a.html

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Did this. But with the cmd part. It says letter K is in use. But I don't see it?
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  4. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    In that case, delete both the K and L entries in the registry to start fresh, and restart the computer. Check to see what drive letter is automatically assigned to the external hard drive, and go from there to change it if needed.
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  5. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    As you can see here, no letter K.
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  6. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Removed both entries too. But the L just keeps refreshing.
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  7. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #7

    That's ok. What letter is it giving the external HDD? L: ??

    If so, then you should be able to use OPTION TWO to change L to K, or OPTION THREE to assign K to the L volume.
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  8. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Don't work. It says K is alreadt in use? Wtf?

    And my HDD is now L, but I want K
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  9. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #9

    Please post some more screenshots of your Disk Management window and the registry like above again showing all drive letters to see if K is listed.

    Did you restart the computer after deleting K and L from the registry?
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