[TC 11.50β6] TC does not see external HDD-drive in the "root" directory

[Sektor]

Image: https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvqfUD6Rp0UCvXb4gUz2eGG8PkLa?e=zqy8ic

[ghisler(Author)]

This is a virtual folder. The folder is requested from Windows via OLE2. I have no influence on what is shown there. What does the Explorer show?

[Sektor]

Disks K and M are external HDD drives too. This is what Explorer shows: Image: https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvqfUD6Rp0UCvXfoeEBO4GPLfeSS?e=gDTOiX

[ghisler(Author)]

Either you are excluding it via allowed= in wincmd.ini, or you are running Total Commander with higher user rights (as administrator) and the drive is connected via network interface. Network drives are separate per user. Try running Total Commander with normal user rights to check whether the drive shows up.

[Sektor]

OK. I'll give it a try.

[Sektor]

I checked this out. TC is run under normal user, this drive is not in Ignore List, it's not network drive, "allowed" is not used. As I said earlier, other external drives are in the list.

[ghisler(Author)]

There is also an option to hide the drive via registry. This could be done with an "allowed" value under one of these keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Ghisler\Total Commander
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ghisler\Total Commander
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ghisler\Total Commander

It's also possible that the device driver is reporting an error when checking the drive type with GetDriveType - that's how Total Commander determines whether a drive letter is used or not.

Can you actually access the drive from Total Commander with command
cd s:
in the command line or on a button?

[Sektor]

There is also an option to hide the drive via registry. This could be done with an "allowed" value under one of these keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Ghisler\Total Commander
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ghisler\Total Commander
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ghisler\Total Commander

Alas, no such key there.

Can you actually access the drive from Total Commander with command
cd s:
in the command line or on a button?

Yes, I was able to switch to S drive.

[petermad]

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Your first image https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvqfUD6Rp0UCvXb4gUz2eGG8PkLa?e=zqy8ic shows drive S. in TC's drive button bar - does it work, if you click on it?

Do you also see drive S. In TC's drive combobox, and if you do - does the entry work?

Or is it only in \\This PC\ that you don't see the drive?

[ghisler(Author)]

Oh, I didn't notice that! The drive button bar and drive dropdown combobox use GetDriveType to detect whether a drive exists or not. The list in
\\This PC\
is loaded via OLE2, I have no influence of what Windows returns there.

Moderator message from: ghisler(Author) » 2024-11-26, 11:40 UTC

Moved to will not be changed

[Sektor]

Your first image https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvqfUD6Rp0UCvXb4gUz2eGG8PkLa?e=zqy8ic shows drive S. in TC's drive button bar - does it work, if you click on it?

Oh, yes, it works perfectly. I am able to use it.

Do you als0 see drive S. In TC's drive combobox, and if you do - does the entry work?

Yes, it does appear in combobox: https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvqfUD6Rp0UCvhtnQjtzaYLz5Fwx?e=tgWLei

[Sektor]

TC 11.50. Now I see the drive!