PC won't remember drive letter

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  1. Posts : 11
    Win 7 pro 32bit
       #1

    PC won't remember drive letter


    Bought some WD 2 TB drives. I connect one and it is automatically assigned G: I go into Manage Computer and change drive to Z:

    I disconnect it and connect a different one and that gets assigned back to G: If I go into Manage Computer and reassign the second one to Z: then the first one goes back to being assigned back to G: It only remembers one drive is supposed to be Z: All the others go back to G:

    Is there any way to have everyone I plug in get a Z: assignment?

    Thanks
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  2. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #2

    Have you tried giving each one a different drive letter. I have several and assign each of them a seperate drive letter. Windows remembers that way. I assign 1 drive X one drive Y another drive Z. Windows can then remember which one is which.
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  3. Posts : 11
    Win 7 pro 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    essenbe said:
    Have you tried giving each one a different drive letter. I have several and assign each of them a seperate drive letter. Windows remembers that way. I assign 1 drive X one drive Y another drive Z. Windows can then remember which one is which.
    Thanks for the suggestion but I NEED to have everyone I plug in be assigned Z: (for the purpose of backups) I have one for every day of the week. The copy job, by default, copies to Z: so when I disconnect one and then connect the one for the next day it still needs the Z: designation.
    Thanks
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #4

    pkerr said:
    essenbe said:
    Have you tried giving each one a different drive letter. I have several and assign each of them a seperate drive letter. Windows remembers that way. I assign 1 drive X one drive Y another drive Z. Windows can then remember which one is which.
    Thanks for the suggestion but I NEED to have everyone I plug in be assigned Z: (for the purpose of backups) I have one for every day of the week. The copy job, by default, copies to Z: so when I disconnect one and then connect the one for the next day it still needs the Z: designation.
    Thanks
    What are you using for your backups?
      My Computer


  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #5

    I NEED to have everyone I plug in be assigned Z:
    That does not work. Only 1 drive can be Z. For the others it picks the next available letter which in your case is G. You can give those another letter too, but not Z because that is already taken.

    Why don't you work with G and don't assign a specific letter. That would work (until you plug something else in which gets G - can't win.
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  6. Posts : 11
    Win 7 pro 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    whs said:
    I NEED to have everyone I plug in be assigned Z:
    That does not work. Only 1 drive can be Z. For the others it picks the next available letter which in your case is G. You can give those another letter too, but not Z because that is already taken.

    Why don't you work with G and don't assign a specific letter. That would work (until you plug something else in which gets G - can't win.
    Sorry if I was unclear. Only ONE drive is in at a time. Monday I connect one and then take it out on Tuesday and then put in a different one. As soon as I do that it gets assigned G: They are never in at the same time.
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  7. Posts : 11
    Win 7 pro 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    pkerr said:
    essenbe said:
    Have you tried giving each one a different drive letter. I have several and assign each of them a seperate drive letter. Windows remembers that way. I assign 1 drive X one drive Y another drive Z. Windows can then remember which one is which.
    Thanks for the suggestion but I NEED to have everyone I plug in be assigned Z: (for the purpose of backups) I have one for every day of the week. The copy job, by default, copies to Z: so when I disconnect one and then connect the one for the next day it still needs the Z: designation.
    Thanks
    What are you using for your backups?
    I have tape and these external drives.
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #8

    pkerr said:
    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    pkerr said:

    Thanks for the suggestion but I NEED to have everyone I plug in be assigned Z: (for the purpose of backups) I have one for every day of the week. The copy job, by default, copies to Z: so when I disconnect one and then connect the one for the next day it still needs the Z: designation.
    Thanks
    What are you using for your backups?
    I have tape and these external drives.
    What software are you using?
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 11
    Win 7 pro 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    pkerr said:
    Lady Fitzgerald said:

    What are you using for your backups?
    I have tape and these external drives.
    What software are you using?
    Why would that matter?
    I'm doing this on Windows Server 2008 but I'm having the same issue on a regular 'ol windows 7 PC
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #10

    pkerr said:
    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    pkerr said:
    I have tape and these external drives.
    What software are you using?
    Why would that matter?
    I'm doing this on Windows Server 2008 but I'm having the same issue on a regular 'ol windows 7 PC
    You want help or not?
      My Computer


 
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