External drives are duplicated in File Explorer on Windows 11.

Anonymous
2023-04-24T23:05:06+00:00

When either USB flash drives or external hard drives for backup are plugged in any of the USB ports, they show up as duplicates in File Explorer. I have been having problems with Windows Backup, and it may be confused by this.

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Anonymous
2023-05-31T00:16:26+00:00

Close the tree list under "this PC"

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-03T23:46:13+00:00

    That was all it took, thank you. I'm a novice on Windows 11.

    Bob Wood

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-27T01:17:23+00:00

    Thank you for your reply and for your attention.

    Please check DaveM121's sugesstion at: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-26T22:24:45+00:00

    Hello Vitor. I'm afraid the problem persists. I followed your instructions, then did a restart, then a full shutdown and start, but still have duplicate entries for an external backup drive and a memory stick that are connected to USB ports. I am attaching photos. Thanks for your effort.

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  4. Ramesh 183.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-04-25T04:21:52+00:00

    Pls try the steps (or the registry fix remove-duplicate-drives.reg to automate the task) to resolve the issue.

    External Drives Listed Twice (Duplicate) in File Explorer Navigation Pane

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