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How can I redefine external hard drive letter??
Posted by googlemail2003@yahoo.com on June 17th, 2006


I have an external drive. When I first connected it, it was defined as
drive "F". I did several Norton Ghost backups to that drive. I do not
keep the drive on all the time.

Yesterday I connected my iPod and it was defined as "F". Now when I
turn on my external drive it comes up as "G" even though the iPod is
not connected. Even if I turn off my PC and turn it back on and then
turn on the hard drive it comes up as "G".

I cannot access the backups that I did because it's looking for drive
"F" which isn't mounted.

What can I do??

Thanks

Posted by Arno Wagner on June 17th, 2006


Previously googlemail2003@yahoo.com wrote:
It would be an extremely broken backup program, if it was locked to
the backup being on a specific drive. Find out how to use your
software. It likely can access the backups on the other drive.

Arno

Posted by craigm on June 17th, 2006


googlemail2003@yahoo.com wrote:


If it is Win XP, go into drive management and change the drive letter.

(Left clink on my computer, select manage, select disk management)

Posted by Rod Speed on June 17th, 2006


googlemail2003@yahoo.com wrote:

Which version of Ghost ?

Thats normal, drive letters are persistent with the NT/2K/XP family.

Tell Ghost to look at G instead.



Posted by googlemail2003@yahoo.com on June 18th, 2006


Thanks!

craigm wrote:


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