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The forum thread discusses a user's issue with an internal ATA drive appearing in Windows 7 64-bit but not showing in File Explorer. A respondent suggests assigning a drive letter through Disk Management as a possible fix. The original poster thanks them, indicating that this simple solution resolved the problem.
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wwoodman

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I have an ATA internal drive I use as back up and it shows fine on windows 7 32 bit but not on the 64 bit? It shows in the listed devices as active and I can populate it but it won't show in explorer or my computer so I can access files on it.
Thanks for your help.
 

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You might need to allocate it a designated letter.
Control Panel (icon view) - Administrative tools - Computer Management - Disk Management.
Right click the partition (If it does not have a letter) select Change drive letters and paths, and follow the instructions.
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You might need to allocate it a designated letter.
Control Panel (icon view) - Administrative tools - Computer Management - Disk Management.
Right click the partition (If it does not have a letter) select Change drive letters and paths, and follow the instructions.
 

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