How to get the drive letter assigned automatically ?

[Sebastian42]

Every week I clone my SSD to two other SSDs; when I connect the first of those target SSDs, a drive letter is assigned to it, and so it shows in File Explorer, and cloning can proceed. The second target SSD appears only in Disk Manager - where I can allocate a drive letter to it, and then, it shows in File Explorer, and I can clone to it. I want a reason for that discriminatory behavior, or better still, a remedy to make drive letter allocation as automatic for the second as for the first SSD clone.

 

[Clintlgm]

hmm, I do just the opposite, I give my back up drives letter at the end of the alphabet so that windows can't change them.

 

[Comp Cmndo]

USB Drive Letter Manager for Windows
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html

 

[Trouble]

I'd try using @Clintlgm suggestion of permanently, manually assigning drive letters (different drive letters like X and Z) to your two external portable drives so as two avoid any possible conflicting drive letters being assigned automatically

 

[Grizzly]

You can also permanently assign those drives the letters A and B as hardly any computer uses those drive letters anymore (these were originally assigned for floppy disks). I have two of my backup drives assigned those letters and never had any problems with them....

 

[Bighorn]

Also keep in mind that Windows frequently will, by default, assign Mapped network drives starting with Z: and working back up the alphabet. I have 2 NAS drives on my Router with Y: and Z: assigned.