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1413259 2015-12-24 03:47:00 Just double check to make sure its showing in Disk management.

If you are not to sure how :

Click Start, in the search type in Computer Management - Select it and open, then click on Disk Management.

Scroll down the list - if the USB drive is there, make sure its got a Drive letter ( sometimes windows wont give it one, and if it hasn't then it wont show)
If its showing as being there but hasn't got a letter, right click the drive, " Change Drive Letter and Paths", Assign it a letter ( doesn't matter what) and it will appear as normal. You'll get a warning just click Yes to carry on.

I've a done a VERY quick and rough Video to show how ( link below) - The USB drive attached had a letter already of G , but I simply changed it to H.

Its done on a W10, but apart from that its exactly the same. The search is bottom Left hand corner.

Changing or assigning a Drive Letter (screencast.com).

IF its not showing at all in Disk management then theres a connection problem on the laptop.

Absolutely Brilliant. Thankyou (yet again), both portable drives now recognised. I feel safe enough to carry on with M's backup. I think!!! PJ
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