How do I set my SSD back to being one drive?

[TurtleVeangeance]

I was trying to move Windows fom my HDD to my SSD using EaseUS Todo Backup but while it was cloning windows to the SSD it ran into a problem and now my Drives look like this
https://imgur.com/a/o7Ajk
How do I get rid of the E and F drives? they're not even real drives

 

[Lutfij]

I don't suggest cloning your existing OS installation over to an SSD. If anything it's best if you just removed the OS drive, installed the OS on the SSD from scratch and then migrated necessary information from the older HDD seeing how you're on Windows 7. In fact you could've just backed up your critical content onto a removable storage drive and then removed the mechanical HDD, populated the system with only an SSD connected to your first SATA port and then installed the OS.

If you'd like to revert the SSD to one drive, it's best you just delete the partitions (pertaining to the SSD) within Disk Manager or at the Drive Management screen during OS installation.

 

[herrwizo]

You can easily hide E and F drives by going to "disk management" in control panel --> administrative tools. There, you simply remove drive letter for E and F drive. They won't show in your windows explorer anymore.

 

[captaincharisma]

in windows there would be a way to merge the allocated space into the main partition. you can do the above if you see the systerm reserved partition with only 100MB of space

 

[ArtPog]

1. I'm assuming your newly-cloned SSD boot drive boots and functions without any problems. If that's the case you DO NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM so don't tamper with those E: & F: partitions at this time.

2. Ensure that the SSD boot drive functions properly when your secondary HDD - the 4 TB HDD - is NOT CONNECTED in the system. Assuming the SSD boots & functions properly, then you can reattach the 4 TB HDD. Capiche?

3. You should have provided a screenshot of Disk Management, so do that now. Ensure that the screenshot includes the schematic for all your installed drives as well as the upper portion of DM so as to include the info in the various columns just below the icon menu bar.

4. I'm assuming you're working with the Win 7 OS. Confirm that.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

1. I'm assuming your newly-cloned SSD boot drive boots and functions without any problems. If that's the case you DO NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM so don't tamper with those E: & F: partitions at this time.

2. Ensure that the SSD boot drive functions properly when your secondary HDD - the 4 TB HDD - is NOT CONNECTED in the system. Assuming the SSD boots & functions properly, then you can reattach the 4 TB HDD. Capiche?

3. You should have provided a screenshot of Disk Management, so do that now. Ensure that the screenshot includes the schematic for all your installed drives as well as the upper portion of DM so as to include the info in the various columns just below the icon menu bar.

4. I'm assuming you're working with the Win 7 OS. Confirm that.

https://imgur.com/a/k0CC4
yes Im on Windows 7
how do I undo whatever I did and go back to having 3 completely separate drives? Is it possible at this point?

 

[ArtPog]

1. The screenshot of Disk Management is your CURRENT SITUATION, right? Please confirm.

2. I'm assuming your 2 TB HDD - if it is the ONLY drive connected in the system; all other drives disconnected - can boot to the OS and properly function. Can you confirm this?

IF YOU CONFIRM THE ABOVE I'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON SIMPLY RESURRECTING YOUR SYSTEM SO THAT YOUR 250 GB SSD WILL BE YOUR NEW BOOT DRIVE AND THE OTHER TWO HDDs WILL SERVE AS SECONDARY DRIVES. I ASSUME THAT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU.

Now clearly respond to the above.