Solved Whence Removable Disks?

[MourningStar]

When I navigate to Start > Computer an explorer window pops up showing two icons of my factory partioned HDD (C - main & D - Factory Image). Below these is a section titled 'Devices with removable storage'. Here my DVD RW drive (E) is displayed. Also displayed are 4 more icons labled Removable Disk (G, H, I and K - where's F?) As far as I know these are phantoms of some sort as I have no other devices connected, e.g. external drives, flash, sim cards, etc.) What are these and can they be removed? They cause me confusion.

thnx.

 

[kado897]

Go to Organize->Folder and Search Options and in the dialogue check the box shown.



They are probably things like card readers.

 

[MourningStar]

... They are probably things like card readers.

thnx, but as I said, I have no other devices connected. (oh, and there's no 'J' either - the plot thickens...)

 

[kado897]

F & J may have been in use when these were created. Windows tends to try and keep the same letters for removables when it can. Do you have a printer with a card reader attached?

Can you post a screenshot. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[whs]

Those are just placeholders for your ports. I would not worry about it nor about the alloation of the letters which can be pretty random.

 

[MourningStar]

F & J may have been in use when these were created. Windows tends to try and keep the same letters for removables when it can.

I now recall F or J always assigned to two ext hdd whenever I plug them in.

Do you have a printer with a card reader attached?

No.

Can you post a screenshot. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

yes :

 

[kado897]

I see what you mean. I wonder if that rather nice theme you are using is somehow showing where USB devices have previously been plugged in.

 

[Pauly]

Drive letter allocation can get mixed up by the order drives have previously been connected

 

[MourningStar]

Go to Organize->Folder and Search Options and in the dialogue check the box shown.

they already were checked! - the plot thickens ....

 

[kado897]

Do they also show up is disk management?

 

[MourningStar]

Do they also show up is disk management?

how can I check?

 

[kado897]

start menu. type disk management in the search box. Select Create and Format hard disk partitions.

 

[MourningStar]

Do they also show up is disk management?

yes.

 

[kado897]

This is very strange and I am at a loss to explain it. I will ask for help.

 

[MourningStar]

This is very strange and I am at a loss to explain it. I will ask for help.

thnx!

 

[Pauly]

Your drives look identical to mine (except drive letter allocation) i have an internal memory card reader on front of pc with four slots (sd/pro duo etc)

 

[MourningStar]

Your drives look identical to mine (except drive letter allocation) i have an internal memory card reader on front of pc with four slots

I too have 4 slots on the front to my pc labeled :

1. Smart Media / xD
2. SD/Mini/MMC/RS/Plus/Mobile
3. Compact Flash I/II/MD
4. MS/Pro/Duo/Pro Duo

are these them?

 

[Pauly]

Please can you post a screen shot of device manager with the disk drives arrow extended
eg

 

[Pauly]

Ignore last post yes these are the drives you are seeing

 

[MourningStar]

Solved! Thanks!!!!!!! You're all most awesome!