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Change drive letter
On my desktop I changed the drive letter on an ext HDD from N: to P:
When I plugged it into my Wn8 Laptop the drive letter was F:
I plugged it back into my desktop and it was P:
I decided to change it from my laptop but when I tried to open the "Device Manger nothing happened.
This is what I expected:
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This is what I got.
![I got this]()
What am I doing wrong, or missing?
When I plugged it into my Wn8 Laptop the drive letter was F:
I plugged it back into my desktop and it was P:
I decided to change it from my laptop but when I tried to open the "Device Manger nothing happened.
This is what I expected:
This is what I got.
What am I doing wrong, or missing?
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