Disk Management isnt allowing me to change HDD to letter D:?

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  1. Posts : 889
    Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
       #1

    Disk Management isnt allowing me to change HDD to letter D:?


    Ok I've changed my one media HDD from letter D: to letter M: & now want to change it back to letter D: since all of my files/directories are set to the D: letter.

    But now Diskmanagement is giving me just about every other letter other than D: to change it to.

    And when I try to change it to another letter, it gives me an error saying:

    The Parameter is incorrect

    Does anyone know what this error is & how I can force it to rename my media HDD letter to D: so all my directories fall back into place?

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

    Hello Johnny,

    You might see if you may be able to change the drive letter using OPTION TWO in the tutorial below.

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

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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  3. Posts : 889
    Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Ok, I did that & it seems there is still an old D: record from before perhaps?

    What should I do? Can I delete the old D: record?

    I've attached a screen shot.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Disk Management isnt allowing me to change HDD to letter D:?-untitled.png  
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  4. Posts : 627
    win 7 ( 64 bit)
       #4

    could be maybe the (d drive) is now the system recovery drive. not real sure how that works but i think when you change a drive letter between 2 other drives the next drive takes it's place. e drive would become d drive .....
    if you goto start and right click on computer then click manager then drive management you should be able to see
    what the d drive is all about.

    hope that helps you

    scrooge
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  5. Posts : 889
    Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    scrooge said:
    could be maybe the (d drive) is now the system recovery drive. not real sure how that works but i think when you change a drive letter between 2 other drives the next drive takes it's place. e drive would become d drive .....
    if you goto start and right click on computer then click manager then drive management you should be able to see
    what the d drive is all about.

    hope that helps you

    scrooge
    Ahh its assigned to my blu-ray drive. I can rename that one too right?

    I didnt see it in Disk Managment.

    Try it in the 2nd option you mentioned?
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  6. Posts : 889
    Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Are all of those drives & letters listed in that screen shot active drives? So I wouldnt want to delete any of them right?

    Can I rename my blu-ray from D: to B: or is B: not a good letter to name a drive?
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  7. Posts : 627
    win 7 ( 64 bit)
       #7

    if you delete the drive i think you will have to reformate it in order to use it again there for losing all your data on that drive. i'd put the blu-ray drive as the last letter. so if you have 4 drives in your system 1 being your blu-ray drive then c - d - e - f the blu-ray drive would be (f). i think this is the best way to do it so you don't mess any other drive letters up.

    scrooge
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  8. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #8

    Johnny,

    Before doing anything, could you post a screenshot of the Computer and Disk Management windows showing what each drive letter is for?

    Normally you would rename D: to some other unused letter, then rename M: back to D: , but we need to know what the D: drive letter is currently for first. You wouldn't want to change a system drive's letter.
    Last edited by Brink; 06 Mar 2011 at 00:49.
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  9. mjf
    Posts : 5,969
    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
       #9

    Also
    from a command prompt
    >diskpart
    >list volume
    >exit

    will show you what letters are assigned to what volumes.
    If your Blu ray is a plug & play usb device and not permanently assigned to D: simply unplugging it should free up D:.
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  10. Posts : 889
    Windows 7 64 & Ubuntu 64
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Ok, here is what I've found:

    Apparently my cd-rom is taking up 2 drive letters

    BD-RE - K: (It used to be D: but I was just able to change it)

    BD-Rom - L:

    Any idea why its showing up with two drive letters?

    So now that I've changed the BD-RE from D: to L:, D: is now free'd up.

    But when I try to change my media HDD to the D: letter I'm still getting The Parameter is incorrect error message.

    Anyone know what that is & how to bypass it so I can successfully change the drive letter?

    Thanks.
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