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How to fix your laptop if your S drive or I drive has gone missing.

Creation date: 11/9/2023 4:44 PM Updated: 5/21/2025 1:11 PM i-drive gone i-drive missing im missing my i-drive im missing my s-drive s-drive gone s-drive missing

How to Reacquire S drive or I drive if one or both of these drivers go missing from the computer

(*Note: Follow the steps below after giving the computer a restart. Restarts can sometimes resolve the missing drive issue.)

1: Open up File Explorer,

2: Click on This PC and then click on C Drive.

3: Next go to the Updates folder.

4: Double click on Initial_setup_tasks.

5: After it starts you will get a yellow screen.

6: Once it is finished, you will get a green screen that states it is completed and to press any key to close the window out.

7: Finally give the laptop a restart and now you should have the S-Drive or I-Drive back.

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How to fix your laptop if your S drive or I drive has gone missing.

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