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SOLVED - How to keep the same drive letter for external HD

TenOC
Nomad
Nomad

‎Oct-03-2015 06:17 AM

In my Win 7 desktop computer I have 3 internal hard drives. I use 3 external HDs to backup my computer. My OS (drive C) is backup up to one external HD and my data (drive F and G) to different HDs . To keep it simple (?) I want to name ALL 3 of the external HD with the drive label "W". I NEVER connect more than one external HD at a time.

The problem. Sometimes (not always) when I connect an external drive Windows re-names it to "E". Am I overlooking some trick? . . :h

I have not tried to name the external drives W, X, and Y. And I really do not want to do this unless I have to.
Please give me enough troubles, uncertainty, problems, obstacles and STRESS so that I do not become arrogant, proud, and smug in my own abilities, and enough blessings and good times that I realize that someone else is in charge of my life.

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greenrvgreen
Explorer
Explorer

‎Oct-03-2015 08:53 AM

Has the OP tried manually renaming each drive, removing it, and then renaming the next? ISTR doing this once, for the very reasons the OP cited. As long as only one drive is connected at a time there will be no conflicts. If two are connected, one will get temporarily renamed according to the automatic renaming scheme. But when removed and reinserted alone it will have the original, manually renamed drive letter.
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TenOC
Nomad
Nomad

‎Oct-03-2015 07:46 AM

Gdetrailer wrote:

Since the OP is only using ONE external drive at a time there is no reason to worry about the drive letter unless it is a shortcut on the desktop.


The backup program use the drive letter.
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Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Explorer III

‎Oct-03-2015 07:08 AM

8.1 Van wrote:
Change, add, or remove a drive letter Windows 7


While that is the way to manually change the drive letter on a internal drive that is statically assigned, it may not be persistent on a external drive..

One could try it but typically on external drives the letter is dynamically assigned.

It is done for some good reasons, like if you plugged the external drive into another computer and it had that same drive letter dynamically assigned then the computer may reassign the dynamic letter in conflict and IMPORTANT drive on the PC and cause a program or OS to crash..

Since the OP is only using ONE external drive at a time there is no reason to worry about the drive letter unless it is a shortcut on the desktop.
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TenOC
Nomad
Nomad

‎Oct-03-2015 07:04 AM

8.1 Van wrote:
Change, add, or remove a drive letter Windows 7


Yes, this allows me to change the drive back to W. But I want the computer to automatically assign the letter W not E
Please give me enough troubles, uncertainty, problems, obstacles and STRESS so that I do not become arrogant, proud, and smug in my own abilities, and enough blessings and good times that I realize that someone else is in charge of my life.

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