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Mystery Disk Drive

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by cozzielex, 2010/05/04.

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    cozzielex

    cozzielex Inactive Thread Starter

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    A mystery disk drive, shown as "Local disk (Q;) ", has suddenly appeared in my control panel under Hard Disk Drives
    In properties it is shown as RAW file system.
    If I try to open it I am told it is not accessible.
    It doesn't appear to be doing anything or causing any harm, or is this the end of my computer as I know it!?
    'Confused of Kent'
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    When you look in Diskmgmt.msc what does it say about the drive? Is it a partition on one of your other drives?
     
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    cozzielex

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    Hi Steve,
    there is no reference at all to in disk management. it's only shown in the Control Panel.
     
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    Good observation about the file system.
    Did you recently install some digital camera software or anything else?
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Where exactly in Control Panel are you looking?
     
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    cozzielex

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    When I open Control Panel it's under Hard Disk Drives beside my C:/ drive.
    Ephemarial, I only noticed it after I installed Office 2010 beta. No cameras or anything like that.
     
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    LOL - hi Steve - My thought was -- it was My Computer.

    Easy to confuse.
    Done it often. Esp after swig of Old Rasputin beer.

    cozz - you type quick - what's operating system
     
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    cozzielex

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    Sorry for misdirecting you, of course it's My Computer
     
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    dropping out - not familiar with Office 2010 - but my guess is - from the file format - it's a virtual drive installed by some software.

    Wouldn't think Office 2010 would do that.
    Hopefully Steve can clarify.
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    I have the 2010 beta on one of my machines somewhere but don't recall seeing tis....Pretty sure Win 7 makes a funky type of partition...
     
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    cozzielex

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    I don't know if it's concerned with Office 2010, but that's the only substantial change to the computer.
     
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    Pardon me for butting in,
    I have a canon MP620B and it shows in my Computer under removable drive.
    Took me a while to find out it was my printer.
    Why this thing shows up as a drive, I have no idea.
    Do you have a cannon printer?

    Sven
     
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    cozzielex

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    No Sven,nothing to print!
     
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