Solved 'Ghost' D: Drive?


DekHog

DekHog

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So I've got a 'ghost' D drive on the Win 11 PC that I can't get rid of....... details below.

Shows up in Computer like this.....

My Computer.jpg

Properties are.....

Disk Properties.jpg

Disk Management......

Disk Management.jpg

I used USBDeview to remove any previous USB device with the type Mass Storage.....

USBDeview.jpg

Any ideas to get rid of it most welcome.....
 

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It's probably because, in the past, you allocated a drive letter to a removable drive or to a drive that is no longer installed.

As Admin, press WIN+X then K (Disk Management). Insert any USB drive(s) you have and right click on it in Disk Management. Then select 'Change Drive Letter and Paths' and then, if a drive letter is shown, click remove.

Drive letter 1.jpg Drive letter 2.jpg
 
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    Pentium Silver N6000 1.10GHz
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    Edition Windows 10 Home
    Version 22H2 build 19045.3570
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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
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    HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
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cmd (admin) and type:
mountvol D: /d

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@DekHog

I had a similar, not identical, issue with an old Samsung 850 Pro that had been installed in my computer. I never noticed until I installed a new 4 TB WD Black HDD in my Dell 8930. I launched File Explorer, searched the Properties of the new drive, and then selected the "Hardware" tab. It was listing the old Samsung SSD instead of the new WD HDD. I right-clicked the SSD, uninstalled it, and rebooted. When the computer booted, the Hardware tab was now listing the new WD HDD as that drive letter. Problem solved for me.

Your mileage may vary! Good luck, and have a great day.

Regards,
Phil
 

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POLYSIUS said:
cmd (admin) and type:
mountvol D: /d

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Remove Drive Letter in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to remove a drive letter in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows will automatically mount new basic volumes that are added to the system, and assign them drive letters by default. A drive letter is a single alphabetic character A through Z that has been assigned...
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Thanks to all...... the solution above appeared to hang the PC, but when I eventually forced shutdown after a few minutes and restarted the ghost drive was gone...... (y)
 

My Computer

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    TRIGKEY
Just bear in mind that the mountvol D: /d command will make that drive inaccessible until you reassign it a drive letter. I just tested this with an inserted USB drive.

If this happens, you can reassign a drive letter using Disk Management..
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.3915
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Swift SF114-34
    CPU
    Pentium Silver N6000 1.10GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD 2TB
    Cooling
    fanless
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot Secure Anywhere
    Other Info
    System 3

    ASUS T100TA Transformer
    Processor Intel Atom Z3740 @ 1.33GHz
    Installed RAM 2.00 GB (1.89 GB usable)
    System type 32-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Edition Windows 10 Home
    Version 22H2 build 19045.3570
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
    CPU
    Atom N450 1.66GHz
    Memory
    2GB
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
kelper said:
Just bear in mind that the mountvol D: /d command will make that drive inaccessible until you reassign it a drive letter. I just tested this with an inserted USB drive.

If this happens, you can reassign a drive letter using Disk Management..
Click to expand...

Just plugged an external drive into it and it came up as D drive and can open everything, so all is good...... thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    TRIGKEY
DekHog said:
Just plugged an external drive into it and it came up as D drive and can open everything, so all is good...... thanks.
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I'm guessing that is because it was a different drive to the one you first assigned the D to.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.3915
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Swift SF114-34
    CPU
    Pentium Silver N6000 1.10GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD 2TB
    Cooling
    fanless
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot Secure Anywhere
    Other Info
    System 3

    ASUS T100TA Transformer
    Processor Intel Atom Z3740 @ 1.33GHz
    Installed RAM 2.00 GB (1.89 GB usable)
    System type 32-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Edition Windows 10 Home
    Version 22H2 build 19045.3570
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
    CPU
    Atom N450 1.66GHz
    Memory
    2GB
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
kelper said:
I'm guessing that is because it was a different drive to the one you first assigned the D to.
Click to expand...
Yeah, it would have been, but so many USB sticks and drives kicking around here it would be a torrid job to find out which one it actually was....... If I ever plug one in and it's not assigned a drive letter I'll remember why....... I think.... :p
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    TRIGKEY
It's great when members come back like you to say what worked and what didn't - thanks
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.3915
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Swift SF114-34
    CPU
    Pentium Silver N6000 1.10GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD 2TB
    Cooling
    fanless
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot Secure Anywhere
    Other Info
    System 3

    ASUS T100TA Transformer
    Processor Intel Atom Z3740 @ 1.33GHz
    Installed RAM 2.00 GB (1.89 GB usable)
    System type 32-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Edition Windows 10 Home
    Version 22H2 build 19045.3570
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
    CPU
    Atom N450 1.66GHz
    Memory
    2GB
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
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