Device Manager does not display c or D drive.

The Windows Device Manager does not display the drives c or d.  With File Explorer, they show and are easily accessible.  What's wrong?

Hi Alberini,

You would actually use the Device Manager to determine which devices are installed on your computer, update driver software for your devices, check to see if hardware is working properly and change the hardware settings. You can also use Device Manager to update a driver that does not work properly or restore a driver with its previous version.

To view the files or the drive hard internal to your computer, would use you Windows Explorer.

I hope this helps!

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