D Drive Suddenly Missing on Windows 10/11? Easy Fix ✅

[@pkmohammed]

To anyone that did not fix it you can check you sata cable inside of your computer it is a small cable plugged in the hard drive if there is no 2 cables plugged in your can plug it in - and you can check from the mother board connected to your hard drive SATA cable Or try plugging and unplugging if none worked your hard drive is prob dead. I would appreciate a PIN

[@sarahhardridge2392]

This video is supposed to be about the fact that I don't have a d drive I don't have anything but a C So how can I save anything to another drive when there's no other drive but C

[@thomascarter6510]

Same

[@shopgracedskincare]

i think he means to save the data on an external hard drive. that way if you can't get the drive to reappear at least you got back your files

[@soulzzzzx]

for anyone that still needs help, what worked for me was going into the c drives properties and clicking hardware and if it shows more than one drive then ur d drive should be there and u go into it and enable it if it says disabled

[@sarahhardridge2392]

@@shopgracedskincare at this point I don't even have a space where when I enter a disc it allows for me to add anything to it. In other words whenever I put my SanDisk into the side of the computer it doesn't come up in the explorer 😫

[@sarahhardridge2392]

@@soulzzzzx I will take a second look and see if I can manage something like that

[@dstorm2007]

Just in case this helps anyone... My D Drive dissappeared this morning. Later that night, I uninstalled my local Google Drive app in my computer which had it's own G: drive. Restarted my PC... and D drive came back as 'new volume'.

[@ProJoe532]

Did you reinstall the google drive back?

[@sarahhardridge2392]

@@dstorm2007 I tried that at one point in time in the first time around it worked and then it happened again and now I've never been able to make it work again

[@andrewysk7181]

Hey guys, I'm in a bit of a pickle with my computer - my dang D drive has gone MIA. I've tried all the usual fixes like checking disk management and scanning for errors, but no luck so far. I'm low-key freaking out because I had some important stuff saved on there. Anyone else been in this boat before or got any tips to share? Hit me up in the comments if you do, I'm desperate for some help!

[@cleverfiles]

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[@sarahhardridge2392]

Yes it happened about 2 years ago to me and I still don't have a drive D . It is not hidden if is just gone! And apparently there's nowhere I can go to attain one which is the most peculiar thing in the world

[@cookieboielcookieo2469]

yea same bro this just happen to me yesterday and have been trying all day to fix it and all the video say pretty much the same thing but yea nothing is working so yea idk what to do now but i hope u ended up figuring it out

[@Fundamental_Islam.]

Then it must be hardware issue

[@brody8857]

Mine did this last night and I’m afraid that the drive is corrupt and the files won’t be recoverable

[@venkatv9026]

Hi my laptop D drive one folder is disappered or missing . how to resolve. i tried all recovery softwares but still im not found that folder.. how to recover please help me

[@jpv8412]

hi, quick question, how can i fix my hard drive that is detectable on bios but can't find it anywhere on windows, and it boots so slow too, it boots like minimum 30mins. hope you can see this, thank you!

[@alina-m]

Thank you for the informative guide! “Unhide the D Drive” option helped me.

[@cleverfiles]

You're welcome!

[@unknownbenefactor8029]

my D drive is just disappear I can't see it in anywhere. is it corrupted? or it may be cause by external issue? is it possible for it to just disppear becuase I install the third drive and didn't use it for sometime? I cannot access gpedit because I use window 10 home...

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[@amarcade4991]

Hi, quick question that I understand you may not have the answer to but I thought I'd ask. I was messing around with my computer a few days ago and installed a Linux Distro on a drive I don't use, and unplugged both windows boot drive and extra D drive for files to make sure I wasn't accidentally installing the software on those. I went about my business and decided I wanted to use windows again, and upon booting back up, I saw that the time zone on my pc changed to multiple hours ahead (4 if that helps) and that all of my drives, and any drives I put into the computer now are undetected, and can't have their drive letters changed in disk manager. I have a feeling like windows locked itself up or something but am quite unsure what's going on. I did the disk drill scan and it looks like all of my files are still on the D drive, and my windows drive works fine. Hopefully someone has a solution to this, but if not no worries. Thanks, and have a good one

[@cleverfiles]

You can use Disk Drill to recover files that you can fully preview. As for the Windows issues, it would be best to contact Microsoft support.

[@amarcade4991]

@@cleverfiles Thank you so much, I've tried the software and everything shows up so I'm going to try my luck with a transfer and see what happens. I really do appreciate the help, and have a fantastic day if you can

[@Anonymous-UserX9]

My D drive keeps disappearing and I have a temporary fix but it gets kinda annoying because I have to do it often and it's I have to unplug and then replug back in and it comes back, idk if this is normal or not I am new to external hard drives lol. Can someone help?

[@cleverfiles]

You can try using a different cable, but if the drive loses connection, this is an issue with the drive controller, and this drive may become totally unrecognizable. Try making a backup of this drive to then scan it: www.cleverfiles.com/help/dmg-iso-backup.html

[@spicylemons1983]

Hello, so my problem started while I ran ccleaner, I did a clean and after I did that it was as if it deleted my disk D entirely. Once I restarted the computer it was there again, though after trying to run an application on my disk D it stopped responding and it automatically closed my file browser. Afterwards it was gone again. I have no backup point to go back to, I‘ve tried to scan for disks but it‘s as if it‘s been physically removed. My Disk D is hardware. I‘m really not good with computers so I’ve tried following tutorials but nothing has worked so far. I even tried using the control Center to rename the disk back to disk D, though it hasn‘t worked. The only thing I haven’t tried so far is to use a file recovery software

[@cleverfiles]

Yeah, try running a scan with Disk Drill. For more assistance, you can contact us at: [e-mail].

[@djempathie.9889]

is this ok? I just made a partition in windows 10 with a flash drive, but when i remove my flash drive, the partition disappears...is that right? I thought you could take out your partition from laptop, after you finished. Then why do i see others with so many partitions on there laptops

[@dancingmomshies6]

Thank you very much for sharing this video. Though none actually works for me but as i read comments in here and from other videos I saw someone's comment that he just turned off his computer for a few minutes and turned it on. I did the same...bwalaahh it actually works for me I got my drive D & E back!! just sharing this.. might also works on others. Good luck guys!

[@cleverfiles]

You're welcome! Glad your problem was solved.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

I had this issue many times in the last 6 months or so, I wonder if this is a motherboard problem. Suddenly the disks "disappear", the PC don't boot (so you have to disconnect the keyboard, mouse, etc.. then it boots again for whatever reason). It is such a headache smh

[@oleksandrmedvediev4550]

@@RRRRRRRRR33 It looks like in both of your cases, your PC/Laptop can't deliver enough power and that's why your drive doesn't boot. For the same reason disconnecting other devices helps to solve the problem. So you either need some kind of external drive with it's own power supply if your are using laptop, or PSU with bigger capacity for your PC.

[@gordonpollock6079]

my external hard drive only shows up as a network location. the only step i cant seem to take is the system restore

[@NormallyNora]

What do i do when my d drive just went missing after a windows 11 update?.. it's just gone and it won't show up anywhere

[@cleverfiles]

Check if your drive is recognized by Disk Management: www.lifewire.com/how-to-open-disk-management-2626080 If it's recognized there, then you may scan it with Disk Drill to access the data on it.

[@DavesDimension]

im not quite sure im having the same issue perhaps you can advise me. I just built a new pc(aorus z790 prox motherboard) if i use an external dock/hard drive reader...the pc can view the drive and its files through my pc. However if i install the hard drive directly in the pc....i cant see it in my pc....but can see the drive listed in disk management. I have this issue no matter what hard drive i use. The drives work fine on my old pc. any advice?

[@pkmohammed]

please help me restore my d drive i did all the steps and it did not restore the D drive what should i do or if someone could get in a call with me or somethiing

[@cleverfiles]

Please reach out to support at [e-mail] and they will assist you further.

[@Shadow彡-q3q]

Did you fix it?

[@PoudilungNewmai]

Hey did you restore your data?

[@pkmohammed]

@@PoudilungNewmai sadly not i just made a new data but i just found out my SATA cable was unpluged lol but my past drive data still gone tho sadly

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

I don't know why mine keeps disappearing. Whenever I install a recent Windows 11 update it disappears, and it's not even in the Disk Management area. I've taken screenshots of before and after removing the update. Removing the update brings the disk back with no issues, but I wish I could update without that happening.

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[@ReeceLavelle]

Have you found a solution to this?

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

@@ReeceLavelle The only half solution I've found is go into update history, uninstall the latest update, reboot, change the drive letter while I can see it, re-update, and then it seems to stick

[@ReeceLavelle]

@@TaliesinMyrddin You're the best. Thanks. Gonna try this now.

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

@@ReeceLavelle No worries, I hope it works

[@riftfontain]

This isnt helping. My New Volume Drive gone. It use to be there whenever i shut down my computer and turn it back on but now its gone no matter how many times i scan or boot up my laptop

[@simple2509]

windows cant scan my drive, its not hidden i have tried everything in this video it doesnt work but when i go into the disk drill app it shows my drive and all my files just fine

[@brody8857]

Maybe I he drive is bad and you need to replace it. At least you can recover all your files

[@filipjanjochec5977]

How do i know i have my files backed up?

[@IdglaMoura]

why is your audio so incredibly low?

[@southwestfishingfanatics1674]

so my D drive is finally showing back up but it says its empty now and i dont have any choice to recover the files from disk drill and download then to my D drive. Any recommendations?

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[@infinitymediaproductions4350]

What about external hard drives that are working and then suddenly drop off and then come back after a few seconds. Had a Windows update and then that's when it started happening. Tried to do a calendar backtrack trying to go back into the computer before the update to no avail. Suggestions??

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[@SultanKhan-lm9xp]

work for me! I open Disk Manager and clicked on action and scan disk (all)

[@m9zs589]

my d drive goes missing then suddenly comes back after 5 secs and is named new volume so idk how to fix it

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[@RRRRRRRRR33]

In my case, the E drive disappeared, literally vanished. Brand new Samsung SSD, I was installing a game on it (through Steam), all of the sudden the entire disk disappeared. I can't find it in neither the device and disk managers. I will try to update the bios and see if that can help, currently I'm using a gigabyte motherboard, AB350M-DS3H V2 (rev. 1.1), used to be very popular in 2017ish, I'm two bios updates behind... maybe that can fix it, idk. Also I will try to install Windows 11 all over again. This absolutely sucks, I'm afraid of losing this SSD I just bought, maybe this crap can corrupt it smh

[@masaouighelane49]

I have the same problem did you fix it?

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

@@masaouighelane49 I read other similar cases... the issue can be related to the PSU. If it fails to distribute power, the PC puts the SSD (or HD) to "sleep", so the SSD "disappears" from Windows. My PSU is "old" (I bought it in 2017ish), 430w, etc.. I had to change it anyway if I want to upgrade the PC further, so I bought a new PSU, still waiting for the delivery. By the way, the SSD is stable now, the PC is working normally, I changed the sata cables (both energy and the one you plug in the motherboard), maybe that alone can solve the issue on your end. I forgot to mention how I had these issues multiple times with different SSDs in the last 6 months or so (changing the cables around, different brands, etc), most likely my PSU is the source of the problem

[@Sacknana]

did you get it fixed because I'm having the same issue

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

@@Sacknana Yep, the power supply was the culprit. I guess the PSU was not distributing power just right, that's why the SSDs were "disappearing" because they were turning off in a way, sometimes the PSU fried them outright, etc.. I lost three cheap SSDs from random Chinese brands that way, luckily I found the culprit before it fried the Samsung SSD as well. I had a cheap PSU, 430w white, I guess the components worn out with time

[@RanNero]

Would be nice of you to edit the title of the video..... big difference between "D Drive Suddenly Missing...." and "D Drive 'partition' Suddenly Missing...."

[@cleverfiles]

Noted!

[@gasfornuis]

it takes ages before the bad blocks screen finish. is that normal?

[@cleverfiles]

In case there are many bad blocks, it is normal for it to take some time.

[@dericktravis8483]

Can I recover data from drive D if it does not show up in Disk Management?

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[@robertsonplantwalls]

My D drive is not even listed in disk management

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[@richardkutsera4992]

So I have a more special problem I guess. My Drive is almost full, the 1 TB drive is full above 800GB. I have a lot of directories with a lot of files. Sometimes I enter a directory, with a lot of image files. I have it set so that the images show miniatures. Instead there are only icons, and the miniatures would slowly appear 1by1, but before all would, or if I click on a file sooner, the drive ejects.. The only way to bring it back, is to turn the laptop off, turn it on, go into the Bios, fiddle with the settings, save and exit and restart.

[@theodorusgerard950]

Mine is also almost full too, can i know what did u do in the bios exactly, it just happened right now and im very scared

[@richardkutsera4992]

@@theodorusgerard950 I just switched some short of option about the disc drives from one option to another which made it so the computer was stuck on the booting screen. Then rebooted, back to bios and switched it over, windows started and it was back. Dont remember exactly what was it, can look later... But it does not matter. Anytime I try to open or copy a larger file or one in deeper directory, D: drive freezes snd then it is gone. I used a diagnostics tool that said "caution" about the drive, but also said it should work for 2 years more .. so not sure if a virus, or it is dieing. I'll just try to copy as much thing as I can from it to an SSD as soon as DHL delivers it

[@richardkutsera4992]

@@theodorusgerard950 it was in the advanced tab of the bios of my asus laptop, that sent me to a new screen about the two drives in it, and the only thing I could do there is switch one thing about how they boot or being managed... It was gibbetish to me. Im still at work and will not have access to my laptop for quite a while more to tell you exactly...

[@theodorusgerard950]

​@@richardkutsera4992Thank you for the reply, i'll try to do what you did as well, i'm very scared for now to even turn it on because it has a ticking sound from the hard disk, does yours comes with a ticking sound as well when rebooted/restarted?

[@richardkutsera4992]

@@theodorusgerard950 I did not distinguish any sound I think mine has a software problem, not hardware.

[@andreaskoutsouvanos2002]

when i put my disc to other pc is shows my disc i change and the sata cable and is all good when i use the disk on my pc then is disapear this hgappens after i download a virtual box and create a virtual pc with kali linux

[@SAIDOV_CG_WORLD]

hii on disk drives section dont showing me my hard (toshiba) what can i do

[@cleverfiles]

Check physical connections and try different ports or cables. Access BIOS/UEFI settings to ensure the drive is detected. Use Disk Management to initialize or format the drive if it appears unallocated, and update or reinstall drivers via Device Manager. If the issue persists, try the drive on another computer or consult a professional for hardware issues.

[@SAIDOV_CG_WORLD]

okey i got u so it happened after i update my windows 10 to 11 soo i think there is no problem with physical connection . in addition I didn't even touch the UEFI settings, maybe it changed automatically?

[@SAIDOV_CG_WORLD]

n u said reinstall drivers via Device Manager in this section has only my SSD

[@amitvlog-viralnews]

Can you share your head phone model no I need to purchase

[@PoudilungNewmai]

I clearly deleted a game through control panel like I usually do, this time I don't know i deleted the game then I check my d drive got wiped out. I'm so 💔 all my games and videos and other important files😢

[@cleverfiles]

Stop using the drive and try scanning it with Disk Drill.

[@TheDeepSharePodcast]

lol none of these worked for me. D drive is simply gone from every list. My disk management just shows my 500gb ssd (c drive) working fine, and then 3 empty partitions all called (Disk 0 Partition) 1, 2, and 3. So weird. I had a 1tb D drive that has disappeared. Ever since, my laptop takes ages to load into windows. Which is odd because windows is on my ssd. I have no clue whats going on lol

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[@bobarots]

I'm having the exact same issue as you describe. My PC got turned off by a powercut and when I booted it went into an automatic update. Now when it boots there's no D: drive. Have you been able to solve it?

[@TheDeepSharePodcast]

@@bobarotsUnfortunately not. Still have no idea what happened.

[@bobarots]

@@TheDeepSharePodcast I'm sorry to hear that. I've managed to get Device Manager to see my D: drive as an 'unknown drive' (not much help) but Disk Management is prompting me to Initialise my D: drive, as though it's new (which I'm hesitant to do as I may wipe the drive!)

[@TheDeepSharePodcast]

@@bobarotsWell that certainly seems like a step in the right direction at least! Might want to ask someone whether it will wipe the drive or not. I gotta take mine so someone who knows more lol being stuck with 500gb for gaming and audio engineering is awful haha

[@GrowYourVocabulary]

Drill Disk doesn't even see the drive that disappeared

[@cleverfiles]

Inspect the drive for physical damage and make sure it is properly inserted, try a different port or computer. Check if it appears in Disk Management (Windows) or Disk Utility (Mac), and update drivers if necessary. If accessible, consider formatting the card, but be aware this erases all data. For additional help, please contact support at [e-mail]

[@GrowYourVocabulary]

@@cleverfiles What worked was doing a windows update, then it was back, it was weird, but now I'm backing up!!!!

[@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde]

I can't find my D drive (SD card) on Windows 11 Safe Mode.

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[@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde]

I found a solution. By copying and pasting (transfering) the files from the SD card unto the laptop SSD internal drive, I was able to access the files in safe mode, albeit not being able to delete the files regardless of it being safe mode or not because the error turned out to be that several files were corrupted. Only the folder can be deleted regardless of it being in safe mode. The only solution is to file recovery with a recovery service since the corrupted files are zipped. I plan to delete some files and recover the rest of the files someday, although the recovery service is too expensive. Thanks for your help, though.

[@Pedrao5115]

@@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde how did u copy paste files from sd card to ssd drive?

[@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde]

@pedrochen3586 through the sd card slot. I have on my laptop. I transferred files from it unto the laptop's internal SD storage using file explorer.

[@Pedrao5115]

@@RaffaelloLorenzusSayde but the thing is my sd card isnt showing on file explorer , because of it i cant tranfer the files from it into the internal storage

[@shubhamwww]

nothing worked

[@Teraculus]

Thanks for the help even though it didn't work for me, it seems that I need to update some firmware and a bunch of restart then wait for awhile to come back

[@tigerngong]

thank you very much

[@Zurbgazorb]

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[@xxpinkypandaluvxx]

thank you so much I thought my mom was gonna kill me 0-0

[@cleverfiles]

Glad it helped! :)

[@xxpinkypandaluvxx]

@@cleverfiles please tell me if my editing is good I'm still practicing and I don't know if it's getting better or not

[@ronnieyanuszewski7149]

Downloaded and ran Disk Drill and missing drive doesn't show. Useless waste of time.

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[@AhmedHassan-o2g6p]

You just saved my life thanks♥️

[@dariak3984]

I have only C drive on my laptop and some files got lost. Is it possible to recover them somehow?

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[@tackelergamer8630]

Thanks man i fixed it with reinstalling the driver ❤❤ you got a sub 😊😊

[@cleverfiles]

Thanks for the sub!

[@atia.2073]

None of these are solutions... just clean the yellow copper of your disk with an eraser and the problem will disappear.👍

[@cgdropout]

Hey bro i need your help regarding my PC current performance and it's specs can you please guide me through it?

[@Naye-xy6zb]

Thank you so much❤

[@cleverfiles]

You're welcome 😊

[@SomeDayDreamer]

Disk Drill its free! till you wanna recover then its 150$ or so LOL

[@cleverfiles]

We offer a free recovery of up to 500 MB of your data if you use Disk Drill for Windows. Unfortunately, this option is not available for Mac users at this time. We do guarantee the recovery of the files you can fully preview in the free version.

[@GHØUL-u6h]

i commented because he told me to :D

[@ZorroDaddy]

How do you do all this and drive not showing? 😂

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[@ZorroDaddy]

Thanks, I fixed, seems that it has to do with Bose Pc speakers self muting, once I unplugged power cable from Bose speakers, plugged back, all came Ok, that drive was internal backup SSD, strange and true, BTW, that Bose Pc speakers keeps disconnecting/muting itself. Thanks again@@cleverfiles

[@Gamerbro65_real]

You look so cool

[@saqibnaqash]

Thnkw its working

[@cleverfiles]

Welcome!

[@princemarshal5911]

You talk too much

[@damiencrossley7497]

whever someone says DOWNLOAD THE LINK IN THE DECREPION arlarm bells ring NO F*CKING THANKS BUDDY KEEP YOUR MALWARE!

[@FilthyGoobster]

my OS (D:) drive will not show up at all tried updating, restarting and redoing the steps but to no avail

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