Drive Icon

Hello, one of my hard drive icons has vanished, from windows explorer.
Any info on how to recover it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You

Check here firs
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ns.html?filter[11

It may be hidde
'=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize_
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ow.html?filter[11

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...uild.html?ltr=

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marrypoppins

Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are fine.........


"marrypoppins" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Check here first
> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ns.html?filter[11)
>
> It may be hidden
> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize_'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ow.html?filter[11)
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ild.html?ltr=I
>
>
> --
> marrypoppins

Hello Wade,

See if this may be able to help you. It may be set to hide, and this
will show you how to unhide the drive.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/15...de-unhide.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Wade;821525 Wrote:
> Hello, one of my hard drive icons has vanished, from windows explorer.
> Any info on how to recover it would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank You


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*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
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Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be partitioned
into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume) or Logical volumes
in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary partition.) Yes, I know
Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:, etc., but that's bad usage and
has caused immense confusion over the years.

First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that it's
being installed?

Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left, click
Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under Disk Drives.
If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But if the drive is
listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.

Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that loads,
choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease, and you may
even have to scroll down the main section to show all drives. Is the drive
listed? If so, I presume from the way you described it that you have it
partitioned with only one volume. Does it have a letter assigned to it? What
does it say about the partition, or does it only show "unallocated" space?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Wade" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
> shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are fine.........
>
>
> "marrypoppins" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Check here first
>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize'
>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ns.html?filter[11)
>>
>> It may be hidden
>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize_'
>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ow.html?filter[11)
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ild.html?ltr=I
>>
>>
>> --
>> marrypoppins
>

Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall, in
the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:, and the
message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also have another
twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter assigned, and that
has the proper icon..



"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:%...
> Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
> Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be partitioned
> into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume) or Logical
> volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary partition.)
> Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:, etc., but that's
> bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the years.
>
> First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
> Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
> cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
> it's being installed?
>
> Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left, click
> Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under Disk Drives.
> If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But if the drive is
> listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.
>
> Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
> loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease, and
> you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all drives. Is
> the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you described it that you
> have it partitioned with only one volume. Does it have a letter assigned
> to it? What does it say about the partition, or does it only show
> "unallocated" space?
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Wade" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
>> shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
>> fine.........
>>
>>
>> "marrypoppins" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> Check here first
>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize'
>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ns.html?filter[11)
>>>
>>> It may be hidden
>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize_'
>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ow.html?filter[11)
>>>
>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ild.html?ltr=I
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> marrypoppins
>>
>
>
>

Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you right-click
it and Explore?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Wade" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall, in
> the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:, and
> the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also have
> another twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter
> assigned, and that has the proper icon..
>
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
>> Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
>> partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume) or
>> Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary
>> partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:,
>> etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the
>> years.
>>
>> First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
>> Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
>> cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
>> it's being installed?
>>
>> Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
>> click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under Disk
>> Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But if the
>> drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.
>>
>> Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
>> loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease, and
>> you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all drives. Is
>> the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you described it that you
>> have it partitioned with only one volume. Does it have a letter assigned
>> to it? What does it say about the partition, or does it only show
>> "unallocated" space?
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "Wade" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
>>> shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
>>> fine.........
>>>
>>>
>>> "marrypoppins" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>
>>>> Check here first
>>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize'
>>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ns.html?filter[11)
>>>>
>>>> It may be hidden
>>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize_'
>>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ow.html?filter[11)
>>>>
>>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ild.html?ltr=I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> marrypoppins
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

Yes, H: is fully functional in explorer, it is the icon that appears next to
the H: that I am trying to restore..

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:...
> Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you right-click
> it and Explore?
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Wade" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall,
>> in the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:,
>> and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also have
>> another twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter
>> assigned, and that has the proper icon..
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
>>> Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
>>> partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume) or
>>> Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary
>>> partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:,
>>> etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the
>>> years.
>>>
>>> First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
>>> Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
>>> cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
>>> it's being installed?
>>>
>>> Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
>>> click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under Disk
>>> Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But if the
>>> drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.
>>>
>>> Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
>>> loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease, and
>>> you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all drives. Is
>>> the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you described it that
>>> you have it partitioned with only one volume. Does it have a letter
>>> assigned to it? What does it say about the partition, or does it only
>>> show "unallocated" space?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "Wade" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only one
>>>> shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
>>>> fine.........
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "marrypoppins" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>>
>>>>> Check here first
>>>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize'
>>>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ns.html?filter[11)
>>>>>
>>>>> It may be hidden
>>>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize_'
>>>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ow.html?filter[11)
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ild.html?ltr=I
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> marrypoppins
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Sorry! I was confused and thought you couldn't see the drive letter. Sorry
again for the waste of time (probably a waste, anyway.)

What icon are you expecting? Does it show no icon or just a different one?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Wade" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Yes, H: is fully functional in explorer, it is the icon that appears next
> to the H: that I am trying to restore..
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you
>> right-click it and Explore?
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "Wade" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall,
>>> in the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:,
>>> and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also have
>>> another twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter
>>> assigned, and that has the proper icon..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer are
>>>> Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
>>>> partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume)
>>>> or Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary
>>>> partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:,
>>>> etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the
>>>> years.
>>>>
>>>> First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
>>>> Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
>>>> cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
>>>> it's being installed?
>>>>
>>>> Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
>>>> click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under
>>>> Disk Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But
>>>> if the drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk Management.
>>>>
>>>> Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
>>>> loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease,
>>>> and you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all
>>>> drives. Is the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you
>>>> described it that you have it partitioned with only one volume. Does it
>>>> have a letter assigned to it? What does it say about the partition, or
>>>> does it only show "unallocated" space?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>>
>>>> "Wade" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only
>>>>> one
>>>>> shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
>>>>> fine.........
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "marrypoppins" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Check here first
>>>>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize'
>>>>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ns.html?filter[11)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It may be hidden
>>>>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize_'
>>>>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ow.html?filter[11)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ild.html?ltr=I
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> marrypoppins
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

I am looking for the standard HD icon, instead it is showing a generic
placeholder, that would appear on a webpage, if a picture didn't load.



"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:eWcf%...
> Sorry! I was confused and thought you couldn't see the drive letter. Sorry
> again for the waste of time (probably a waste, anyway.)
>
> What icon are you expecting? Does it show no icon or just a different one?
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Wade" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Yes, H: is fully functional in explorer, it is the icon that appears next
>> to the H: that I am trying to restore..
>>
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Yet H: doesn't appear in Explorer? In Disk Management, can you
>>> right-click it and Explore?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "Wade" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Everything checks out just as you said, with the removal and reinstall,
>>>> in the disk management section, it shows the drive with the letter H:,
>>>> and the message,"465.76 GB NTFS, Healthy, Primary Partition. I also
>>>> have another twin drive, with the same message, except for a G: letter
>>>> assigned, and that has the proper icon..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>> Your terminology isn't quite right. What you see in Widows Explorer
>>>>> are Volumes, not Drives. Drives are just hardware. They need to be
>>>>> partitioned into volumes, either Primary Partition (seen as a volume)
>>>>> or Logical volumes in an Extended partition (which is itself a Primary
>>>>> partition.) Yes, I know Microsoft talks about Drive C: and Drive D:,
>>>>> etc., but that's bad usage and has caused immense confusion over the
>>>>> years.
>>>>>
>>>>> First thing to do is to see if the drive is listed in "Safely Remove
>>>>> Hardware". If so, Safely disconnect it, turn the drive off, unplug the
>>>>> cables at both ends, then plug it all back in. Does it notify you that
>>>>> it's being installed?
>>>>>
>>>>> Right-click Computer and then click Properties, then, at upper left,
>>>>> click Device Manager. Look to see if your USB drive is listed under
>>>>> Disk Drives. If not, something is physically wrong with the drive. But
>>>>> if the drive is listed, then you want to look at it in Disk
>>>>> Management.
>>>>>
>>>>> Right-click Computer icon on Desktop and then click Manage. Once that
>>>>> loads, choose Disk Management at left. Maximize the window for ease,
>>>>> and you may even have to scroll down the main section to show all
>>>>> drives. Is the drive listed? If so, I presume from the way you
>>>>> described it that you have it partitioned with only one volume. Does
>>>>> it have a letter assigned to it? What does it say about the partition,
>>>>> or does it only show "unallocated" space?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>>>
>>>>> "Wade" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> Thanks, but no luck, I have two usb ext. drives connected, and only
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> shows the correct icon in windows explorer. All the rest are
>>>>>> fine.........
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "marrypoppins" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Check here first
>>>>>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83815-desktop-icons.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize'
>>>>>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ns.html?filter[11)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It may be hidden
>>>>>>> '=Appearance%20Personalize\"]_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143538-desktop-icon-text-hide-show.html?filter[11]=Appearance%20Personalize_'
>>>>>>> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ow.html?filter[11)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ild.html?ltr=I
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> marrypoppins
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>