{"id":3859,"date":"2016-08-19T21:49:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T16:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=3859"},"modified":"2022-11-27T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T12:21:00","slug":"storage-settings-drives-save-locations-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/storage-settings-drives-save-locations-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Drives Missing in Storage Settings and App Save Locations Dropdown in Windows 10 [Fix]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The System Storage page in Settings window lists all storage drives along with the disk space used by each drive. You can further drill down the information by selecting a drive letter and see the detailed storage usage<\/a> by that drive.<\/p>\n

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If the drives are missing in the Storage Settings window, and under the application Save locations “New apps will save to” drop-down box (grayed out), here is how to fix the problem.<\/p>\n

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Start the Storage Service<\/h2>\n

The above issue occurs if the Storage service is stopped. To enable it back, start Services.msc<\/b> and double-click Storage Service<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Set its start type to Automatic (delayed start), and click the Start button to start the service manually.<\/p>\n

Re-open the Storage Settings window, and the drives should now appear. To see if other services are accidentally disabled, refer the Windows 10 Default Services Configuration<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Related Posts<\/h2>\n

Using Storage Settings to Find Files Consuming More Disk Space in Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n

Delete Windows.old Using Disk Cleanup or Storage Settings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The System Storage page in Settings window lists all storage drives along with the disk space used by each drive. 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