Quick Question about External Hard Drive

brock786 · 03-22-2007, 08:20 PM

Whats up guys? Just got a little question I know you guys can solve. Earlier today my external hard drive was unplugged and I plugged in a flash drive. The external hard drive is set to drive F but when I plugged in the flash drive it took over drive F and the EHD became drive G. Now this isn't a problem but all of my music on itunes is located on F: so it can't read it when its on G:. I tried having the flash drive out and plugging in the EHD but it keeps coming up as G now. I tried restarting with and without the EHD plugged in but it keeps coming up as G. So is there anyway I can get it back to F or am I gonna have to transfer all of my songs over? Thanks in advance.

chauffeur2 · 03-22-2007, 08:31 PM

Greetings brock786, and Welcome to TSF!

Providing your EHD is not a system Drive (meaning that it does not have your Windows® O/S on it), you might be able to reallocate it to G: by trying this method...
(you will need to be signed in with an Administrator Account to do this.)

Firstly, connect the EHD and remove the Flash Drive then:
Go into the Control Panel (use the Classic View) > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management (Local).

In here you will see the EHD, Right click on it "Change Drive Letter and Paths", and change it to G: it will ask for confirmation > go OK.

Close out of Computer Management and Administrative Tools and then reboot the computer as see if the Drive is now behaving.

Post back with the results.

**nickster_uk** · 03-22-2007, 08:34 PM

Also, you could just change the location of the library in iTunes to G...you won't need to move any files at all, you'd just be telling iTunes to look elsewhere.

brock786 · 03-22-2007, 08:40 PM

Thanks a bunch chauffer it worked perfectly. And nickster I didnt think about that but im sure it works. Thanks again guys

chauffeur2 · 03-22-2007, 08:42 PM

Not a problem brock786!
Glad to hear that the problem is now solved, and with that I will close this thread.

03-22-2007, 08:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
brock786 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Quick Question about External Hard Drive [Resolved] Whats up guys? Just got a little question I know you guys can solve. Earlier today my external hard drive was unplugged and I plugged in a flash drive. The external hard drive is set to drive F but when I plugged in the flash drive it took over drive F and the EHD became drive G. Now this isn't a problem but all of my music on itunes is located on F: so it can't read it when its on G:. I tried having the flash drive out and plugging in the EHD but it keeps coming up as G now. I tried restarting with and without the EHD plugged in but it keeps coming up as G. So is there anyway I can get it back to F or am I gonna have to transfer all of my songs over? Thanks in advance. Last edited by chauffeur2 : 03-22-2007 at 08:45 PM.

03-22-2007, 08:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
chauffeur2 Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 10,135 OS: Xp Sp3 with all updates + Vista™ Ultimate SP1. My System	Re: Quick Question about External Hard Drive Greetings brock786, and Welcome to TSF! Providing your EHD is not a system Drive (meaning that it does not have your Windows® O/S on it), you might be able to reallocate it to G: by trying this method... (you will need to be signed in with an Administrator Account to do this.) Firstly, connect the EHD and remove the Flash Drive then: Go into the Control Panel (use the Classic View) > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management (Local). In here you will see the EHD, Right click on it "Change Drive Letter and Paths", and change it to G: it will ask for confirmation > go OK. Close out of Computer Management and Administrative Tools and then reboot the computer as see if the Drive is now behaving. Post back with the results. __________________ Dave T. Submit New Articles If it works, Don't fix it! Especially if Bill Gates had anything to do with it!!

03-22-2007, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,565 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: Quick Question about External Hard Drive Also, you could just change the location of the library in iTunes to G...you won't need to move any files at all, you'd just be telling iTunes to look elsewhere. __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| 1xMaxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB & 4xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Zalman CNPS9500 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

03-22-2007, 08:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
brock786 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Quick Question about External Hard Drive Thanks a bunch chauffer it worked perfectly. And nickster I didnt think about that but im sure it works. Thanks again guys

03-22-2007, 08:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
chauffeur2 Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 10,135 OS: Xp Sp3 with all updates + Vista™ Ultimate SP1. My System	Re: Quick Question about External Hard Drive Not a problem brock786! Glad to hear that the problem is now solved, and with that I will close this thread. __________________ Dave T. Submit New Articles If it works, Don't fix it! Especially if Bill Gates had anything to do with it!!