Windows 10 Troubleshooting: My Missing F: Drive Error in Windows 10

[MagpieDave]

My F: drive has disappeared.

When I go into This PC it is not there.

When I try to receive a file (e.g. a Word file) I get an error message that it cannot retrieve the file because the F: drive is missing.

Any ideas?

Thank you

 

[Neemobeer]

Does the drive show up in disk management and in the firmware menu?

 

[MagpieDave]

Hello Neemobeer,

Sorry but you are talking to a novice here.

I have looked on disk management and no it doesn't.

No idea where I find firmware menu - sorry

 

[Neemobeer]

Firmware as in BIOS or UEFI accessed while the computer first boots up before the operating system loads.

 

[JandN2639]

@MagpieDave, is the F: drive internal (part of the PC itself) or external (must be attached in some way)?


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[samK]

Go to Disk Management, click “Action” on the toolbar and then select “Rescan disks” to let system perform a re-identification for all connected disks. See if the F drive will appear after that.