Question Windows 10 Disk Management

[dforrest]

My second drive (an HDD) has almost failed and is making using Windows 10 very difficult. I will have a replacement drive for it in about ten days with I will replace it with then.

In the meantime, I propose using the Disk Management feature in Windows 10 to temporarily delete the failed HD until then? Does anyone see and problems in doing this?

 

[rgd1101]

unplug the failed hdd

 

[zinkles]

I propose using the Disk Management feature in Windows 10 to temporarily delete the failed HD until then?

You can't delete a HD. You can delete its partitions if that's what you meant.

How is it actually making your windows 10 unusably difficult?

You can also right click the disk and then mark it as "offline" which disables it.

And as rgd1101 said, you can simply unplug it.

 

[dforrest]

It has very many damaged sectors which cannot be repaired.

Thanks zinkles. Where do I right click to mark it "offline"?

 

[zinkles]

As in my screenshot, you will see the disks attached. (Fullscreen the window to see all disks)
Right click on the area I've put a red dot (in the screenshot) and then click "offline" in the menu.

https://imgur.com/a/iFa4GmM

View: https://imgur.com/a/iFa4GmM

 

[USAFRet]

As suggested in your other thread

Discussion - Renaming Existing Drive

My existing drive D: (an HDD) is failing, I intend to add a new HDD to be my new Drive D and use the old HDD for backup. I propose doing the following: 1 Rename the existing Drive D:, Drive E: and name at "Backup". 2 Install the new drive as Drive D: and name it "Data" (which was the...

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.....physically disconnect it.
This would take about 2 minutes.

You're going to have to open the case anyway, for the new drive.

 

[dforrest]

As in my screenshot, you will see the disks attached. (Fullscreen the window to see all disks)
Right click on the area I've put a red dot (in the screenshot) and then click "offline" in the menu.

https://imgur.com/a/iFa4GmM

View: https://imgur.com/a/iFa4GmM

What application are you using here?

 

[USAFRet]

What application are you using here?

That is literally Disk Management.

Also as requested in your other thread...a screencap of YOUR Disk Management window.
upload your pic to imgur.com,. post the link here.

 

[dforrest]

My faulty Drive D; has now stated to work again although utilities are saying that it will not last much longer.

I hope I can leave it installed and transfer the data on it to the new drive which should arrive in a few days.

 

[SkyNetRising]

My faulty Drive D; has now stated to work again although utilities are saying that it will not last much longer.

What utilities?
Can you show a screenshot?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

Also show screenshot from Disk Management and
HDtune - health section.

 

[dforrest]

https://imgur.com/34OwdQw

View: https://i.imgur.com/34OwdQw.png

 

[SkyNetRising]

So it's ~ 10 years old drive. Right?

Can you show SMART section also?

 

[dforrest]

https://imgur.com/a/oqZyuf2

View: https://imgur.com/a/oqZyuf2

 

[SkyNetRising]

Yeah. Relocated sectors count value is below threshold.
The drive is is considered failed.

Make sure you don't have pagefile placed on D : drive.

 

[dforrest]

I do have a pagefile on this drive. Should I delete it in Windows Performance options?

 

[zinkles]

I do have a pagefile on this drive. Should I delete it in Windows Performance options?

recommended.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I do have a pagefile on this drive. Should I delete it in Windows Performance options?

What?

You change virtual memory settings.
Set no paging file on D : .
And enable paging file on C: .

 

[dforrest]

Mine shows the pagefile on D: not C:. Are you querying whether I should delete it?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Mine shows the pagefile on D: not C:. Are you querying whether I should delete it?

Why are you asking the same thing again, that has already been answered?

You change virtual memory settings.
Set no paging file on D : .
And enable paging file on C: .

After changing settings, you'll have to reboot and old pagefile should get removed.
If it doesn't get removed, then you can delete it manually.

Show your virtual memory settings, when you're done.

 

[dforrest]

Interesting. I think that having the page file on the defective D: drive is what was causing the majority of the problems I was having accessing it. Now I have removed the page file I have reasonably good access to it, hopefully to transfer the files on it to my new drive, when I install it.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Using a faulty drive for pagefile is similar to using a faulty ram module. Pagefile is an extension of ram.
You can expect all kinds of system stability and performance issues.