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Anonymous
2018-03-11T17:45:54+00:00

Win 10 Pro 64 recognizes 2nd HDD as "Foreign Disk" how do I solve this without formatting and losing whats on the disk?

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Anonymous
2018-03-11T20:35:59+00:00

Hi,

You will only lose the data in the Foreign Disk once you convert it to a "Basic Disk" in Disk Management.

To allow the disk to be recognized, follow the steps below:

  1. Press Windows key and type "Disk Management" and click on it.
  2. Right-click on the foreign disk and select "Import Foreign Disks..."

Feel free to post back with more information.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-11T20:40:43+00:00

    yes it did and I lost no data whatsoever thank you very much! :-)

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