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Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by rhakct, 2018/05/04.

  1. 2018/05/11
    AlexH

    AlexH Just an Old Timer getting help ...

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    Two things, guys:
    1 - The Key described in the How to Disable article already existed; I only needed change it from a 0 to a 1, and that seems to have done the trick.
    2 - The fact that it is Drive V: might be due to my plethora of flash drives which are always available through a multiple flash drive device; actually three of them. They push the last used drive letter up to Drive T: which makes the next logical drive letter "U".

    I seem to recall, way back when I was working in systems and still had a memory on which I could rely, that we would set Drive V:\ as one of the first network drives on the old early Windows machines, to avoid conflict with local drives. The sudden appearance of this so-called phantom drive brings back fond memories … if only my Senior moments weren't in conflict with those memories. [Sorry for the attempt at levity.]

    It's just that all of a sudden, after the latest fast version 1803 of Win 10 Pro, (OS Build 17134.48) was installed, that drive made its first appearance and when I dug deep into the Computer Management component and saw it there, it made me wonder where it came from and why and whether it was a virus or some other dangerous item.

    Thanks for the help; at least it's not nagging me any more.

    Cheers,
    -a.
     
  2. 2018/05/12
    AlexH

    AlexH Just an Old Timer getting help ...

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    Update:

    So far, the warnings have not returned. I am, however, still concerned about how that phantom drive came to be, given that everything is not viewable.

    Happy Mothers' Day to all!

    -a.
     

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  4. 2018/05/12
    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Thanks Alex for your explanation and we are enjoying Mother's Day right now - Thanks and have a happy time with your's.
     
  5. 2018/05/16
    Arie

    Arie Administrator Administrator Staff

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    Seems that 1803 may not be adhering to 'hidden' recovery or OEM system partitions, and assigning drive letters to these. Suggestion is just to remove the drive letter via Diskpart

    • Right-click Start, and select Command Prompt (Admin)
    • Type diskpart (hit Enter), this will open Windows' partition manager
    • Type list volume (hit Enter), this lists volume(s) on your system and their associated drive letters
    • Find the volume listed with the info Hidden
    • Select the volume you want to work with by typing Select Volume X (where X is the Volume number given by Diskpart)
    • To remove the drive letter type remove letter=X (where X is the drive letter given by Diskpart)
    • Next you type exit and press Enter 2 x to close diskpart
    • Done!
    This will stop the messages stating your drive is nearly full. It removes the drive from your systems view. It doesn't remove anything on the drive itself, other than remove a drive letter that shouldn't have been assigned.
     
  6. 2018/05/21
    rhakct

    rhakct Active Member Thread Starter

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    Maybe I'm pretty dense, but when I right click the start the menu that pops up doesn't have COMMAND PROMPT (admin) ??
     
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  7. 2018/05/21
    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Hi rhakct, In W10 > RIGHT click Start > Windows Power Shell (Admin) > Yes to UAC > then type the instructions Arie listed in the order given.;)
     
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  8. 2018/05/23
    AlexH

    AlexH Just an Old Timer getting help ...

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    And here's what I got; hint = nothing marked as hidden. See attached JPG.
    I'm willing to remove V: but only wonder what happens to the contents of that so-called drive.


    Thanks very much, and Happy Red Nose Day Tomorrow Diskpart general view, May 23, 2018.JPG
    -a.
     
  9. 2018/05/23
    jholland1964

    jholland1964 Well-Known Member

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    "I'm willing to remove V: but only wonder what happens to the contents of that so-called drive."

    Note the information given by Arie above;

    "It doesn't remove anything on the drive itself, other than remove a drive letter that shouldn't have been assigned."
     
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  10. 2018/05/23
    AlexH

    AlexH Just an Old Timer getting help ...

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    Again, thanks very much. What I am unclear about is what happens to whatever is on the phantom drive when it is removed? As in, where it would go. As far as I can tell, there are very few folders and files, and not a single thing is important to me; probably not necessary to retain … for any reason.

    In addition, the display of all drives fails to show any single one designated as hidden. Does that make a difference?

    Is there any reason to be concerned about that stuff? [Credits to George Carlin for his routine, "Stuff."] Disk V Contents.JPG

    That is all I can see; Recycle Bin is empty; the other two are unreachable. It is also only the third drive with a $RECYCLE.BIN on it. The other two are Windows (C:) and Recovery Image (D:)RECOVERY


    -a.
     
  11. 2018/05/23
    AlexH

    AlexH Just an Old Timer getting help ...

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    I followed Arie's instructions to the letter, adding only the instruction following the remove command, Type list volume.

    The attached JPG is the list of volumes post removal.
    Diskpart general view, May 23, 2018-AFTER Removal of Drive V.JPG

    Note that there is now an asterisk where the drive letter V once was, but the volume designation of #3 still exists, for a whopping waste of 450MB space.

    Of course, before doing anything I made a Restore Point, for whatever that is worth.

    BTW, what is the easiest utility to use, since Norton's Ghost no longer exists. And I do mean Easy, given my tendency to muck things up, now that I crossed the line and won't ever see 70 again.

    And, thank you all for your help, especially Arie.

    -a.
     
  12. 2018/05/23
    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    What do you want the utility to do?
    Like you, but I won't see 80 again I need a bit more info or point me to it.:D
    As I see it - your 450MB was a Healthy space on your drive with nothing on it.;) No loss.
     
  13. 2018/05/24
    AlexH

    AlexH Just an Old Timer getting help ...

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    I was just thinking about moving everything to an SSD, for the sake of speed. Not essential, I know. But it got me thinking that I've not heard of anyone mentioning Ghost for years now, since I left the corporate world in '08.

    And yeah, 450MB used to be a whopping big amount of space. I still have a Jazz drive and a few Jazz disks. And we thought that was a big deal back then.

    Cheers,
    -a.
     
  14. 2018/05/24
    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Yes Alex, I remember when my wife bought a HP Pavilion package (Desktop, Monitor, Printer, keyboard and mouse) in 1998. Windows 98 was the OS and it had a whopping 5GB HDD!
    12 months down the track, I paid a Techo to install and and transfer her system onto a HUGE 20GB HDD.
    It cost $120.00 for the HDD and $120.00 for the labour. Today we have cellphones with greater storage than that from new!
    I think the RAM was 8MB's and we were getting the message that there was insufficient space for Windows to complete the task.

    I would definitely move to an SSD. (see my Profile 2 SSD's on this comp)
    I use Best Free Backup Software for Windows 10, Windows 8.1/8, Windows 7, Vista, XP when cloning and transferring Data over to a new drive.
    I find it easy to follow.
     

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