Hide Empty Drives in the Computer Folder

Show Empty Drives

1. Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
2. Open Folder Options in the Control Panel.

   

   Note: If Folder Options is not available, change View by to Large icons at the top right of the Control Panel.

3. Select the View tab in the Folder Options window.

   

4. Check off Hide empty drives in the Computer folder.

   

5. Click OK to save the changes.

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2 Responses to “Hide Empty Drives in the Computer Folder”

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1. Khairul says:

   December 18, 2009 at 5:12 pm

   Despite this option being selected, I still get empty drives shown. Possible problem/solution?

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2. Dale says:

   February 3, 2010 at 9:50 am

   “Khairul says: Despite this option being selected, I still get empty drives shown. Possible problem/solution?”

   This happened to me too. I fixed it by Checking the “Don’t show hidden files, folders, or drives” box under the Hidden files and folders section.

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