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Thread ID: 138029	2014-09-26 02:23:00	Disconnected drives	old_a_g (2083)	Press F1

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1384775	2014-09-26 02:23:00	Win7, SP1 Why do disconnected "drives" (presumably previously connected USB drives) show on the folder/file tree in Explorer? The actual drives are C-System, D-Removable HDD, E-Data (C & E are partitions of same HDD), F-CDROM, G-ReadyBoost. H, I, J, K & L all show in the "tree", but each has no properties or size, so why do they show? Can anything be done to have explorer show only what is actually there? Thanks	old_a_g (2083)
1384776	2014-09-26 02:33:00	Double click on Computer, along the top, Tools / Folder options / View tab, scroll down and make sure " Hide Empty Drives in the Computer folder" is Ticked.	wainuitech (129)
1384777	2014-09-26 02:46:00	Thanks. Yes, that option was already selected but to be sure I unchecked it, refreshed the view, then re-selected it. Unused drives still showing.	old_a_g (2083)
1384778	2014-09-26 03:19:00	You probably have a multifunction printer or other device with a cardreader in it. Unfortunately, the way a lot of these devices present themselves when no media is present is as a 0-size drive, rather than an empty drive, which makes it harder for Windows to know what to do with them.	inphinity (7274)
1384779	2014-09-26 03:28:00	Thanks. That could be it. I have a Brother MFC-J6510 which has a couple of card reader slots and a USB port. Odd thing is if I plug a SD photo card into the slot, it doesn't show on the explorer tree. No biggy, but a puzzle non the less.	old_a_g (2083)
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