Solved New Local Disk created after installing windows 8

borhan48

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Before installing windows 8 there was 4 hard disk partitions on my computer, but after installing windows 8 Local Disk (I:) came up automatically with 99 MB of size thought there's no file inside of that partition.

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Can please anyone tell me how that happened and how to hide/remove that partition, because its annoying
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 32-bit
    CPU
    Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel Corporation DH61HO
    Memory
    2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster (1440x900@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-003CA0 (SATA
    Internet Speed
    32 KB/s to 128 KB/s
Hello Borhan,

Could you post a screenshot showing your full disks layout in Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) to see if that may help reveal a reason? :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Hello Borhan,

Could you post a screenshot showing your full disks layout in Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) to see if that may help reveal a reason? :)

Here's what you've asked for-
Untitled.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 32-bit
    CPU
    Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel Corporation DH61HO
    Memory
    2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster (1440x900@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-003CA0 (SATA
    Internet Speed
    32 KB/s to 128 KB/s
That screenshot of Disk Management is not from the same computer as the one in your first screenshot. Nothing matches up with the 1st screenshot.

It needs to be from the same computer. ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Y520
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 7300HQ
    Motherboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Memory
    4GB DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 (2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 5400 RPM
    Keyboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Proteus Core
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Other Info
    PC:

    AMD Athlon X4 760K
    8GB DDR3-1866
    AMD Radeon RX 460
    Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
Disable "Hide protected operating system files" in Folder Options, then post the screen shot of the Drive Content.

Hidden Files and Folders - Show or Hide - Windows 7 Forums

Image 2.jpg

That screenshot of Disk Management is not from the same computer as the one in your first screenshot. Nothing matches up with the 1st screenshot.

It needs to be from the same computer. ;)
Oh, I totally forgot, because the Screen shot taken from my office computer and both PC have same issue. So the solution must apply to both.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 32-bit
    CPU
    Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel Corporation DH61HO
    Memory
    2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster (1440x900@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-003CA0 (SATA
    Internet Speed
    32 KB/s to 128 KB/s
That's fine, but I'll need to have the screenshots of the "Computer" and "Disk Management" screens to both be from the same computer to be able to compare them to see what the issue may be.

I can't do that if they are from different computers. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
That's fine, but I'll need to have the screenshots of the "Computer" and "Disk Management" screens to both be from the same computer to be able to compare them to see what the issue may be.

I can't do that if they are from different computers. :)
OK here's the screenshots from my office PC:
12892d1355538986-new-local-disk-created-after-installing-windows-8-untitled.jpg

12897d1355547986-new-local-disk-created-after-installing-windows-8-image-2.jpg

Image 1.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 32-bit
    CPU
    Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel Corporation DH61HO
    Memory
    2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster (1440x900@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-003CA0 (SATA
    Internet Speed
    32 KB/s to 128 KB/s
On your Office computer, it appears H is the normal 350 MB "System Reserved" partition that just got a drive letter assigned to it somehow.

If you like, you could remove the H drive letter from that partition to have it no longer display in Computer without hurting anything. :)

Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

This is most likely the same issue for the I drive on the other computer, but I'll need to see it's Disk Management screen to be certain though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
On your Office computer, it appears H is the normal 350 MB "System Reserved" partition that just got a drive letter assigned to it somehow.

If you like, you could remove the H drive letter from that partition to have it no longer display in Computer without hurting anything. :)

Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

This is most likely the same issue for the I drive on the other computer, but I'll need to see it's Disk Management screen to be certain though.

Yup, from the contents of the drive it is the System Reserved partition with a drive letter assigned.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Y520
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 7300HQ
    Motherboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Memory
    4GB DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 (2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 5400 RPM
    Keyboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Proteus Core
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Other Info
    PC:

    AMD Athlon X4 760K
    8GB DDR3-1866
    AMD Radeon RX 460
    Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
On your Office computer, it appears H is the normal 350 MB "System Reserved" partition that just got a drive letter assigned to it somehow.

If you like, you could remove the H drive letter from that partition to have it no longer display in Computer without hurting anything. :)

Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

This is most likely the same issue for the I drive on the other computer, but I'll need to see it's Disk Management screen to be certain though.
Thanks a lot man, Removing the drive letter did the job.
:thumbsup:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 32-bit
    CPU
    Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel Corporation DH61HO
    Memory
    2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SyncMaster (1440x900@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    466GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-003CA0 (SATA
    Internet Speed
    32 KB/s to 128 KB/s
You're most welcome. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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