Solved File Explorer multiple D drives when there is really only one?


mickey52

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When I plugin my external drive to do a backup there are two D drives when there is only one. Both drives are label the same I have one internal drive? The backup with system image is successful but something has to be wrong with File Explorer showing incorrect information.
I have three laptops one is retired, one two years old and a brand new one, all reflect same information. Concern about it with upcoming new windows that could be the cause of some having issues with new Windows. I am not a gamer that having an external drive is normally enabled just when I do a backup
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 Home Build 22631.4249

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron i7640-7366BLU 2 in 1
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra7 Processor
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Arc
    Monitor(s) Displays
    on laptop 1XHDMI 1.4
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 Full HD+
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
    Keyboard
    on laptop / on screen using as tablet
    Mouse
    Microsoft 3500
    Internet Speed
    800 mg
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
Hello Mickey, :alien:

Removable drives are shown as separate groups in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default in addition to being shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane.

You can use the method in the tutorial below to stop showing the duplicate one.

www.elevenforum.com

Add or Remove Duplicate Drives in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to add (show) or remove (hide) the drives showing twice in the navigation pane of File Explorer for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Removable drives are shown as separate groups in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default in addition to being shown...
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
can you post a screenshot? are you talking about the navigation pane or inside the explorer This PC window Drives category?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
looks like I am not the only `with this issue going to print read over, does the external drive need to be enabled to laptop for the fix to work and does the laptop need to be restarted? remove external drive before restarting?
Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron i7640-7366BLU 2 in 1
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra7 Processor
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Arc
    Monitor(s) Displays
    on laptop 1XHDMI 1.4
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 Full HD+
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
    Keyboard
    on laptop / on screen using as tablet
    Mouse
    Microsoft 3500
    Internet Speed
    800 mg
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
mickey52 said:
looks like I am not the only `with this issue going to print read over, does the external drive need to be enabled to laptop for the fix to work and does the laptop need to be restarted? remove external drive before restarting?
Thank you
Click to expand...
No need to do anything else other than to toggle off. :shawn:

www.elevenforum.com

Add or Remove Duplicate Drives in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to add (show) or remove (hide) the drives showing twice in the navigation pane of File Explorer for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Removable drives are shown as separate groups in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default in addition to being shown...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
tried fix that was in tutorial it worked no more double drive-in file explorer
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron i7640-7366BLU 2 in 1
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra7 Processor
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Arc
    Monitor(s) Displays
    on laptop 1XHDMI 1.4
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 Full HD+
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
    Keyboard
    on laptop / on screen using as tablet
    Mouse
    Microsoft 3500
    Internet Speed
    800 mg
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
To add, anything showing in the Navigation pane above This PC is probably a shortcut to the actual location of files and folder, right-click any and choose Properties, will show the actual location of the item/s.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I have another laptop going to apply on it too, I am trying to be ready for upcoming Win 11 update thank you for your help!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron i7640-7366BLU 2 in 1
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra7 Processor
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Arc
    Monitor(s) Displays
    on laptop 1XHDMI 1.4
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 Full HD+
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD
    Keyboard
    on laptop / on screen using as tablet
    Mouse
    Microsoft 3500
    Internet Speed
    800 mg
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
mickey52 said:
I have another laptop going to apply on it too, I am trying to be ready for upcoming Win 11 update thank you for your help!
Click to expand...
I suggest saving any information relating to changes as the next Version Upgrade and/or Build update may put things back to defaults and have to make the change again.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
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