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    Hidden Recovery partition not hidden

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by steve1ddd, Jul 7, 2011.

  1. steve1ddd

    steve1ddd Notebook Evangelist

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    When i plug in a usb disk or other devices that have a hard driver, my recovery partition is visable as drive Y: Anyone else see this? I am using the factory image.
     
    steve1ddd, Jul 7, 2011
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    GandalfTW Notebook Geek

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    Why it only happens when you plug an external device is a mistery to me.

    However you should be able to fix it by going to Computer Management -> Disk Management. Right click partition in question and Change Drive Letter and Paths. Remove drive letter.

    It should make it go away.
     
    GandalfTW, Jul 7, 2011
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    it sometimes goes away when i remove the drive but if not it always does after a reboot....i was just wondering if it happens to anyone else, its not really a big deal i guess
     
    steve1ddd, Jul 7, 2011
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