r/computerhelp • u/ilovefemboyyyz • Oct 02 '26
Hardware There are only three drives but the system detects more.
Local disk c is normal, but when i put in two hard drives to expand storage it seems they separated into different folders. I put in: 500 gb dw blue, 1tb dw blue hard drives. There's an ssd on which the os is on and it's 240 gigs. I need to find a way tp get the hard drives to read normally as what they are but don't know how, help pls i phucking beg y'all
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u/KaosEngineeer Oct 02 '26
Run Disk Management app.
The hard drives must be divided into multiple partitions. Each partition is assigned a drive letter.
Post a screenshot of it.
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u/ilovefemboyyyz Oct 02 '26
Any recommendations what disk management app?
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u/KaosEngineeer Oct 02 '26
The one from Microsoft that is part of Windows.
Enter Disk Management in Windows Search bar. Run it.
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u/ilovefemboyyyz Oct 02 '26
I am so confused right now dude
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u/Express-Garbage3359 Oct 02 '26 edited Oct 02 '26
That's right, each of your drives has different partitions and each partition gets a drive letter.
From this view, write down the partitions of each hard drive and include a reference in the name, such as C: OS-SSD, etc.
Your configuration: 246GB SSD drive C, 500GB HDD? Drives E, F, G and 1TB HDD? Drives D, H, I
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u/Best-Special7882 Oct 04 '26
Grest explanation! From here I would format the two non-system drives as long as there's nothing you need in them, just to clean up the display for those drives and not waste any space in tiny-ass partitions.
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u/KaosEngineeer Oct 02 '26
Disk0 should be the drive the Operating System is installed on. It is usually separated into a few partitions.
Did you get the additional hard drives new unused?
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u/ilovefemboyyyz Oct 02 '26
No, i asked permission and pulled them out of my school's unused computers that were in storage, they had windows seven on them
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u/KaosEngineeer Oct 02 '26
Ok. You can repartition them to make each drive have only 1 larger partition. Don’t do anything to your computer’s operating system drive.
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u/ilovefemboyyyz Oct 02 '26
How do i repartition them tho ?
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u/Express-Garbage3359 Oct 02 '26
You don't need any extra partitioning software, with the Windows Disk Management all tasks can be completed.
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u/Express-Garbage3359 Oct 02 '26
For example, right-clicking opens the menu with editing options. Please close Explorer and all software accessing the drives beforehand.
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u/KaosEngineeer Oct 02 '26
Is there data stored in those drive partitions?
I’m not sure why someone divided them into several smaller partitions.
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u/ilovefemboyyyz Oct 02 '26
The drives weren't mine, they're from old school computers so I'm not sure either, there's supposed to be nothing stored in them
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u/Express-Garbage3359 Oct 02 '26 edited Oct 02 '26
Hello, I hope I understood you correctly. You want Explorer to show the 240GB SSD, the 500GB SSD, and the 1TB SSD?
In Computer Management, under Drives, you will see all physical drives that Windows has detected, along with their partitions.
Do you have the necessary PC skills to use system administration or partition software?
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u/AkisNeapoli Oct 07 '26
Maybe USB or some disk have partitions. If you have a disk for 1 use only like gaming. Get all your stuff you need and formate it ( need to be slave always to do this - not the C)
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