Where's My G Drive?
Jan 31, 2017 10:53:40 #
I have SyncBack set to backup to external drives named G. My G drive has disappeared, and is no longer available. The external is now H. I cannot change it to G because the computer thinks G is already taken, although it doesn't show up anywhere. Ain't Windows great! Any ideas. Yes, I have Macs, too, so you don't have to suggest that. 
Jan 31, 2017 11:15:32 #
If you go into disk management and change the drive letter of the drive that is currently listed as G to something else, G will then be available for you to assign to the current H drive.
Jan 31, 2017 11:49:15 #
mkaplan519 wrote:
If you go into disk management and change the drive letter of the drive that is currently listed as G to something else, G will then be available for you to assign to the current H drive.
That was the problem. G was not listed as being used, and the letter was not available to use. After going back and forth to Disk Management several times, a G drive showed up, so I renamed it to Z. That made G available. That Z drive doesn't show up in This PC, though.
Jan 31, 2017 12:31:46 #
Jan 31, 2017 12:39:51 #
Jan 31, 2017 15:17:13 #
rickwt wrote:
Your removable drives may be configured to be hidden.
I hope not. I have enough trouble finding things.
Jan 31, 2017 15:18:07 #
jim quist wrote:
Lots of time, work, and money involved in a project like that. Those days are over for me.
Feb 1, 2017 09:07:51 #
Feb 1, 2017 09:10:44 #
big-guy wrote:
Maybe you can find your G drive next to the G spot...
If only!
Feb 1, 2017 10:17:45 #
Feb 1, 2017 10:20:30 #
ecobin wrote:
So Disk 2 is the problem, right? Try reformatting it.
It's a locating problem, rather than a condition problem. It was solved by disabling the network adapter and then restarting the computer.
Feb 1, 2017 10:49:44 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Ain't Windows great! Yes, I have Macs, too.
Since it seems you have so many problems with your Windows machines why don't you get rid of them and just stick with your Macs? Don't tell me about having programs that only run in Windows or whatever. If it doesn't work on a Mac you don't need it. I'm sure that's what Apple would tell you, anyway. Just curious.
Have you ever built a Mac computer or doing so?
Feb 1, 2017 12:30:16 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Since it seems you have so many problems with your Windows machines why don't you get rid of them and just stick with your Macs? Don't tell me about having programs that only run in Windows or whatever. If it doesn't work on a Mac you don't need it. I'm sure that's what Apple would tell you, anyway. Just curious.
Have you ever built a Mac computer or doing so?
Have you ever built a Mac computer or doing so?
Feb 1, 2017 12:32:51 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Since it seems you have so many problems with your Windows machines why don't you get rid of them and just stick with your Macs? Don't tell me about having programs that only run in Windows or whatever. If it doesn't work on a Mac you don't need it. I'm sure that's what Apple would tell you, anyway. Just curious.
Have you ever built a Mac computer or doing so?
Have you ever built a Mac computer or doing so?
I've been using Windows computers since about 1979, and I have programs that run only on them. I use Virtual Box occasionally on my Mac, but it's not quite the same. I don't want to give up WordPerfect.
Building this Mac looks just like building a Windows machine, with the exception of the Apple OS.
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-build-your-own-apple-hackintosh-2016-7/#to-install-the-mac-os-x-el-capitan-operating-system-on-your-hackintosh-youll-need-a-mac-computer-and-some-sort-of-external-hard-drive-with-16gb-of-storage-like-a-usb-stick-13
Feb 1, 2017 21:46:20 #
Drive letters can change with winblows depending on what is plugged in or turned on at the time the computer is booted.
I use a program named ViceVersa to sync my backups - - and I have to make sure the external back-up drive has the letter expected.
Fortunately with ViceVersa it is easy to change depending on what the computer decided to call it today.
I use a program named ViceVersa to sync my backups - - and I have to make sure the external back-up drive has the letter expected.
Fortunately with ViceVersa it is easy to change depending on what the computer decided to call it today.
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