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Not found in Disk Management settings

Not found in Disk Management settings

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Tbone080599
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09-22-2025, 01:08 PM
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I just swapped my laptop's hard drive for an external USB one. The old one is still inside. I used WinToUSB to move the Windows.iso file onto the external drive, and during setup it seemed the internal drive was disabled. It works okay but is really slow. I missed some files, so I used Disk Management to reinstall them and then tried again, but the drive didn<|pad|> to show no offline option. How can I make it offline once more? https://gyazo.com/0faa8deffc3344c5e6deff43fa99c133 It might be the weirdest way to replace a drive.
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Tbone080599
09-22-2025, 01:08 PM #1

I just swapped my laptop's hard drive for an external USB one. The old one is still inside. I used WinToUSB to move the Windows.iso file onto the external drive, and during setup it seemed the internal drive was disabled. It works okay but is really slow. I missed some files, so I used Disk Management to reinstall them and then tried again, but the drive didn<|pad|> to show no offline option. How can I make it offline once more? https://gyazo.com/0faa8deffc3344c5e6deff43fa99c133 It might be the weirdest way to replace a drive.

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Fungus12
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09-22-2025, 01:43 PM
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It might have restarted onto the internal storage once you turned it back on. If it's still using the internal drive, you can't disconnect it. Consider rebooting again or checking BIOS settings to ensure it loads from the external drive.
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09-22-2025, 01:43 PM #2

It might have restarted onto the internal storage once you turned it back on. If it's still using the internal drive, you can't disconnect it. Consider rebooting again or checking BIOS settings to ensure it loads from the external drive.

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09-23-2025, 10:50 PM
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It says Offline but it's hidden because that's the main drive. The option chosen in OP is also the main drive, so it shouldn't allow it to be turned off. You might want to see if the other drives display Offline as well.
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09-23-2025, 10:50 PM #3

It says Offline but it's hidden because that's the main drive. The option chosen in OP is also the main drive, so it shouldn't allow it to be turned off. You might want to see if the other drives display Offline as well.

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09-25-2025, 02:53 PM
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If that were the case and I was running off the internal drive, I would notice because Windows slows to a crawl. Just for good measure I did restart and manually booted from the ext drive and went to disk manager but the option was still missing. No, that selected drive in the screenshot isn't my primary C drive. Both the drives lack the offline button. Maybe there's another way to manage the drives other than Disk Management?
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LimoLama
09-25-2025, 02:53 PM #4

If that were the case and I was running off the internal drive, I would notice because Windows slows to a crawl. Just for good measure I did restart and manually booted from the ext drive and went to disk manager but the option was still missing. No, that selected drive in the screenshot isn't my primary C drive. Both the drives lack the offline button. Maybe there's another way to manage the drives other than Disk Management?

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09-25-2025, 03:57 PM
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You need assistance. Let me know how I can help.
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09-25-2025, 03:57 PM #5

You need assistance. Let me know how I can help.

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