Advice Request Formatted my PC and installed Shadow Defender, 2 of my drives are missing

[AgentPearce]

I just formatted my PC and installed Shadow Defender, all my drives are formatted as NTFS and only my Windows SSD (C is shown. Before formatting all my drives were shown, I have 2 HDDs.
If I connect an external HDD SD detects it but I have no idea why it doesn't detect my 2 internal HDDs

 

[509322]

I just formatted my PC and installed Shadow Defender, all my drives are formatted as NTFS and only my Windows SSD (C is shown. Before formatting all my drives were shown, I have 2 HDDs.
If I connect an external HDD SD detects it but I have no idea why it doesn't detect my 2 internal HDDs

Using Disk Management you have to format the other two drives, name them and make them active so that they appear in Explorer. See the next post.

 

[Cortex]

Have you looked at Windows Disc Management, see what it shows?

How to Open Disk Management in Windows to Make Changes to Drives

 

[AgentPearce]

Thanks for responding!
I already formatted them as soon as I booted into the OS for the first time.
I'm using them just fine but SD won't detect them.

 

[shmu26]

Thanks for responding!
I already formatted them as soon as I booted into the OS for the first time.
I'm using them just fine but SD won't detect them.

What drive letter did you give them? SD will not recognize certain letters, I think A and B. Try changing the drive letter.

 

[AgentPearce]

What drive letter did you give them? SD will not recognize certain letters, I think A and B. Try changing the drive letter.

Lucky me! My HDDs are A and B lol.
But if I change them now my programs won't work unless I reinstall them all, right?

 

[shmu26]

Lucky me! My HDDs are A and B lol.
But if I change them now my programs won't work unless I reinstall them all, right?

It depends on the program. Some will start looking for files in the wrong place, and others can live with the change.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Lucky me! My HDDs are A and B lol.
But if I change them now my programs won't work unless I reinstall them all, right?

Where is C:

 

[AgentPearce]

Where is C:

C: is a SSD

It depends on the program. Some will start looking for files in the wrong place, and others can live with the change.

Just wanted to say thanks! It works great now I had to edit the registry for a few programs which were confused after the change but everything is good now!