remove duplicate drives in windows 10

To do this:

1. Open Run dialog by pressing Win+R keys together.
2. After opening the Run dialog box, type regedit and press Enter. ...
3. Now follow this path on the list in the left-hand side and navigate to the DelegateFolders key. ...
4. Under the DelegateFolders key, delete F5FB2C77-0E2F-4A16-A381-3E560C68BC83 key.

1. Why does my external drive show up twice in Windows 10?
2. Why does my USB drive show up twice?
3. How do I see empty drives in Windows 10?
4. How do I open duplicate files in Windows 10?
5. Why do I have 2 D drives?

Why does my external drive show up twice in Windows 10?

Since somehow Windows 10 detects the hard disk drives as removable drives and shows their icons twice in Navigation Pane, we can disable the built-in feature to show removable drive icons separately in Navigation Pane to fix this bug or issue.

Why does my USB drive show up twice?

This is because, with default settings, the navigation pane displays a separate list of USB drives in addition to showing USB drives under This PC. Because of this behavior, we see duplicate USB drive entries in the navigation pane.

How do I see empty drives in Windows 10?

Step 1: Open Folder Options. Step 2: Choose View, deselect or select Hide empty drives in the settings, and then tap OK.

How do I open duplicate files in Windows 10?

CTRL + N (Duplicate folder) CTRL + Click a folder to open it in a new window.
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Using the desktop and taskbar:

1. Shift + LMB on the Windows Explorer taskbar button.
2. Windows Key + Shift + # (# being Explore's position on taskbar)
3. MMB on the Windows Explorer taskbar button.
4. Windows Key + E (Open "Computer")

Why do I have 2 D drives?

If you're seeing something like this (notice I: and E: drives both show up twice) it's because Windows shows all drives when "This PC" is expanded but still also shows all external drives separately as well. If D is a USB-attached drive, that's simply a double display for a single drive.