Update gave me a new drive letter -- I don't want it!


  1. Rick Altman
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    Update gave me a new drive letter -- I don't want it!


    Hello, the most recent update of Windows 10 -- V1803, Build 17134.48 -- added a D drive to my collections of drives, causing me aggravation as I had previously assigned that drive letter to my Dropbox folders. The additional annoyance is the periodic warning that the drive is running low on space. It appears to be a new partition of my first drive, created for no apparent purpose:

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    I cannot treat it like a regular drive; I cannot use built-in tools to reassign its drive letter. Why did Windows see fit to create this new drive, and more important, how can I remove or rename it?
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  3. dalchina
    Posts : 42,992
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Hi, please see e.g.
    Windows 10 V1803 update creates a new OEM Partition | Borns Tech and Windows World
    http://www.thewindowsclub.com/window...artition-fixed

    (I searched for
    new partition 1803
    )

    And from this forum where this has already been addressed:
    Extra drive (partition) after update 1803 Solved - Windows 10 Forums
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  4. Rick Altman
    Posts : 4
    Windows 10
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    Perfect! Many thanks...
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