How do I remove a system folder from "This PC?"

[jabbadahut]

I have Windows 10 64-bit version installed and I see a system folder labled as "D:\." When I checked the properties, I found out it was my 2nd hard drive, as they both have the same volume label. I cannot delete it though.

I searched about this on Google, and I found a link on How-To Geek that said to go into the registry to remove it. it said to go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace" as well as "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\" for 32-bit programs used in their save & open windows. When I went to those places, all I saw were entries in hexadecimal (for exmaple, '1234-5678-9ABC-DEFA...', etc., etc.) I don't what these entries are because they all say "Value not Set." I am not going to mess around with these folders either as it might break something in Windows that is needed to operate properly.

I think it's redundant to list the same hard disk twice, so how does this "D:\" get created and how do I remove or hide it from showing up, if possible?

 

[jaslion]

I have Windows 10 64-bit version installed and I see a system folder labled as "D:\." When I checked the properties, I found out it was my 2nd hard drive, as they both have the same volume label. I cannot delete it though.

I searched about this on Google, and I found a link on How-To Geek that said to go into the registry to remove it. it said to go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace" as well as "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\" for 32-bit programs used in their save & open windows. When I went to those places, all I saw were entries in hexadecimal (for exmaple, '1234-5678-9ABC-DEFA...', etc., etc.) I don't what these entries are because they all say "Value not Set." I am not going to mess around with these folders either as it might break something in Windows that is needed to operate properly.

I think it's redundant to list the same hard disk twice, so how does this "D:\" get created and how do I remove or hide it from showing up, if possible?

So when you go to this pc you see 2 hdd's both called "D"? This isn't possible as every drive has it's own letter.

 

[USAFRet]

I have Windows 10 64-bit version installed and I see a system folder labled as "D:\." When I checked the properties, I found out it was my 2nd hard drive, as they both have the same volume label. I cannot delete it though.

I searched about this on Google, and I found a link on How-To Geek that said to go into the registry to remove it. it said to go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace" as well as "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\" for 32-bit programs used in their save & open windows. When I went to those places, all I saw were entries in hexadecimal (for exmaple, '1234-5678-9ABC-DEFA...', etc., etc.) I don't what these entries are because they all say "Value not Set." I am not going to mess around with these folders either as it might break something in Windows that is needed to operate properly.

I think it's redundant to list the same hard disk twice, so how does this "D:\" get created and how do I remove or hide it from showing up, if possible?

Pictures are 100% needed here.
Screencap of your Disk Management window, please.

 

[jabbadahut]

Pictures are 100% needed here.
Screencap of your Disk Management window, please.

My apologies for not being more clear. Here is what I am talking about right here.

See the "D:\" at the top right above the desktop system folder? That's what I am talking about. How do I get rid of that, or is it a reference point (like the "Documents," "Pictures," etc. are listed in the Libraries folder on the left) to my 2nd hard disk (labeled "Data & Programs") and cannot be removed?

 

[USAFRet]

Pictures are 100% needed here.
Screencap of your Disk Management window, please.

My apologies for not being more clear. Here is what I am talking about right here.

See the "D:\" at the top right above the desktop system folder? That's what I am talking about. How do I get rid of that, or is it a reference point (like the "Documents," "Pictures," etc. are listed in the Libraries folder on the left) to my 2nd hard disk (labeled "Data & Programs") and cannot be removed?

So...
You have 2 physical drives?
A 240GB C drive, and a 500GB D drive?
Again...a screencap of Disk Management is helpful.

I'm struggling to see what the issue is.
That label "Data and Programs" is (probably) simply a label.

 

[jaslion]

Pictures are 100% needed here.
Screencap of your Disk Management window, please.

My apologies for not being more clear. Here is what I am talking about right here.

See the "D:\" at the top right above the desktop system folder? That's what I am talking about. How do I get rid of that, or is it a reference point (like the "Documents," "Pictures," etc. are listed in the Libraries folder on the left) to my 2nd hard disk (labeled "Data & Programs") and cannot be removed?

For some reason your documents reference's name got changed to D\. Thats whats going on. Right click and properties and reset it to default.