Drive letter changing everytime, annoying!!

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  1. Posts : 362
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       #1

    Drive letter changing everytime, annoying!!


    Why on earth is Windows changing my external HDD letters everytime..

    I use 2 external sata HDD via Esata connection ..

    I need the letters to be consistent because my programs need a consistent path..

    I tried removing the letters via disk management y assigned it again. but nothing helps. When I restart the computer it is messed up again.

    Thanks a lot
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  2. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello amoretam,

    Check using OPTION TWO in the tutorial below to delete the /DosDevices\(drive letter) entries for these drive letters and any others that you no longer use, and then reassigning the drive letters you wanted for these drives may have them stick afterwards.

    I would recommend assigning them something like X and Y so they wouldn't be so easily used by anything else.

    Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows

    Hope this helps for now, :)
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 362
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    Brink said:
    Hello amoretam,

    Check using OPTION TWO in the tutorial below to delete the /DosDevices\(drive letter) entries for these drive letters and any others that you no longer use, and then reassigning the drive letters you wanted for these drives may have them stick afterwards.

    I would recommend assigning them something like X and Y so they wouldn't be so easily used by anything else.

    Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows

    Hope this helps for now, :)
    Shawn
    ok thanks, I went there, deleted registry entries, restarted... and then proceeded to reassign letters, restarted and nothing, still assigning incorrect letters, ... except for the DVD RW drive, that was assigned correctly...
    anything else
    thanks a lot
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  4. Posts : 71,977
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       #4

    If you have not already, see if using OPTION TWO again to only switch the drive letters around again for these drives may help.
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  5. Posts : 362
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    i dont understand
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  6. Posts : 87
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #6

    Your drives, by default will be anywhere from A-H, try selecting letters further down the alphabet. That way the letters will stay unchanged.
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  7. Posts : 362
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    user31 said:
    Your drives, by default will be anywhere from A-H, try selecting letters further down the alphabet. That way the letters will stay unchanged.
    that is what i did
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  8. Posts : 71,977
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       #8

    amoretam said:
    i dont understand
    Basically to try OPTION TWO to change the driver letters again to see if they may stick afterwards.
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  9. Posts : 362
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       #9

    Brink said:
    amoretam said:
    i dont understand
    Basically to try OPTION TWO to change the driver letters again to see if they may stick afterwards.
    that is what I did please read my posts
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  10. Posts : 71,977
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       #10

    I know. I was asking to repeat it to see if it may stick if done twice in a row.
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