Suddenly, a new Hard Drive showed up... No clue why

  1.    #1

    Suddenly, a new Hard Drive showed up... No clue why


    Hi Guys

    This just started happening Anything i should be worried about? Also how do i remove it? (it's the one named "Local Disk")

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  2. Posts : 17,796
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       #2

    Hi Sergiogarcia,

    I have seen something similar in several posts, it is usually associated with a new program that you installed. Nothing to worry about if that is the situation, it is just how the program works.
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  3. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #3

    Phantom local disk in Computer You may not have the program mentioned, but the idea is the same.

    Wishing you the best.
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  4. whs
    Posts : 26,210
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       #4

    That is a virtual drive. E.g Office 2010 uses it for installation or it could come from an image that you mounted (e.g. mounting a Macrium or Paragon image would do that). It will disappear with the next reboot.
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  5. Posts : 4,755
    Thread Starter
       #5

    It's gone now after reboot. I think it might have been Avast making it, since i had installed some updates earlier and it told me to reboot but i didnt Thanks anyway, Rich and Wolfgang :)
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       #6

    Did you have a USB flash drive that was removed, a USB HD that was connected & removed, a multi-card reader ?

    or ?
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  7. Posts : 17,796
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       #7

    Glad to help. Nice to help the usual OP, but so much nicer helping the unseen friends.
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  8. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #8

    richc46 said:
    Glad to help. Nice to help the usual OP, but so much nicer helping the unseen friends.
    +1 from me.
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