Question 4TB External SSD - split into 2 separate 2TB disks by Windows

[Bob999]

I have bought an external USB connected SSD of 4TB capacity. When I plugged it into my Win10 64bit computer it was split into 2 separate 2TB disks. My computer already has an older 4TB external Hard Drive and 'sees' that as 1 separate disk. This new SSD device was bought to replace it. I have plugged it into another Windows 7 64 bit PC and it appears as the same 2 separate disks (different drive letters). I cannot find anything that covers this situation in your Help or Q&A sections - hoping someone can advise if they know how to fix this issue.

Please note:
It is not setup as a 2TB disk and the remainder of the disk is unallocated.
It is also not split into two partitions – it has been split as 2 separate 2TB Disks (Disk 1 and Disk 2) - I cannot attach a picture to show disk manager.
In the picture it says there is disk 1 and disk 2 connected – but they are the same single 4TB SSD device.

Cheers - Bob.

 

[USAFRet]

It can hold 128GB data for movies when we are travelling - small and light.
128GB plus 128GB equals 256GB - equals about 140 movies.
Sure - it is not a 4TB quality drive - but it will do fine.

As said earlier, I wouldn't trust the silicon in that to reliably hold a 2k text file.

 

[Bob999]

As said earlier, I wouldn't trust the silicon in that to reliably hold a 2k text file.

Many years ago, after yet another failure to find the method that will make a lightbulb last more than a minute or two, one of his lab assistants became very frustrated and angry at all the failures. Edison pointed out to him that they had just found another method that does not work - that is a success. He told him to keep finding the methods that do not work, because that is the only way that you will eventually find the one that does.

Trying to find the 'correct' thing all the time will make you frustrated and angry. I think the Bible says: 'All things come to he who waits' - meaning persistence and patience is always rewarded. I decided to 'specialise' the 2 disks - one of them has all the Marvel movies and the other one has all the Disney, Matrix, Terminator, Bourne movies. If the movies all become corrupted and lost, it will be no problem for me - I have all of them on several other storage devices including the rock solid but big and heavy Seagate HDD.

PS - I have also been looking at 4TB HDDs and nowadays they are a lot smaller and cheaper (and reliable) than when I bought the Seagate 'monolith'. They are still spinning disks, but at $140 they are a lot less than a 4TB SSD ($600+). I think I will get a 4TB HDD and look again at SSDs in some years time when they are much cheaper.

Thanks again to everyone for the responses and advice - I tried many things, short of taking the device apart, and I have learned a lot about SSDs and HDDs. I hope this thread is of some use to others.

 

[USAFRet]

PS - I have also been looking at 4TB HDDs and nowadays they are a lot smaller and cheaper (and reliable) than when I bought the Seagate 'monolith'. They are still spinning disks, but at $140 they are a lot less than a 4TB SSD ($600+). I think I will get a 4TB HDD and look again at SSDs in some years time when they are much cheaper.

8TB external is around $160.
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B07CQJBSQL

 

[Bob999]

8TB external is around $160.
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B07CQJBSQL

Thanks - but too big and needs power - same as my current main one. More like this:
Seagate One Touch 4TB External Hard Drive HDD – Black USB 3.0 for PC Laptop and Mac, 1 Year MylioCreate, 4 Months Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan (STKC4000410): Hard Drive Accessories: Amazon.com.au