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woophily · ‎03-19-2020

Product 7BB48AV

Lil_Boy_Blue · ‎03-20-2020

Hi

E: drive is sometimes hidden because it contains the Recovery Software.

A good Partition Manager may show/unhide it.

BUT if it is the Recovery area and it is altered then it may not function.

Is there a need or reason to access E: ?

woophily · ‎03-20-2020

This did not resolve my problem.

wb2001 · ‎03-20-2020

@woophily,

I realize that you have a problem, but what is it? Put aside the frustration and help us help you.

You come here asking for advice, and do not explain the context of the problem.

Your computer: HP ENVY DESKTOP - TE01-0150XT CTO

C: is that 256GB SSD, D" is the DVD drive, E: is the 2TB hard drive.

how to find those partitions, or disks/ devices:

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/check-partitions-hard-drive-54782.html

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woophily · ‎03-22-2020

I apologize for not being computer savvy. I've read the responses and don't understand them. In Windows 7 I was able to back up files on a drive called E drive. When I tried to back up a file on my new computer, there was only D drive, and there was no other option other than to back up on the desk top, where it is now. I went into file management and changed the letter D to E and then tried to back up the file. I could tell it was attempting to back up in the CD/DVD tray, but I kept getting the message that there was no disc. I changed the type of disc more than once, and I continued to get the message. When I go into File Explorer, it only shows E drive (DVD) (since I changed D to E). I've searched for help on my computer every way I can find, and nothing has helped. Again, I'm not very knowledgeable with computer terminology.

wb2001 · ‎03-23-2020

@woophily,

You have to forget WIN 7 logic. Put the drive letters back to original.

There is an unused 2TB (2000 GB) hard drive in that unit.

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woophily · ‎03-24-2020

In answer to your question, my Product # is 7BB48AV. I will put the drive letters back to D from E that I made the change to. I don't understand what you mean by having "an unused 2TB (2000 GB) hard drive in that unit." Also, I still need to know how to back up a document, i.e. from my Quicken program.

Thanks.

I'm unable to locate E Drive in Windows 10 in Envy Desktop PC

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