Solve : Why can I see the Windows 10 drive in Windows 7?

1.	Solve : Why can I see the Windows 10 drive in Windows 7?
Answer» Hi all, Recently I bought a new SSD. I installed Windows 7 first in the first partition (40GB), and then Windows 10 in the other partition (80GB). Then I was learning how to use the new features in Windows 10 without switching to Windows 7 during the Dual BOOT. When I was USING Windows 10, I could only SEE one Drive (C), there was not any other parition. But some strange things happened when I chose to use Windows 7 in the Dual Boot. After I logged on Windows 7 and double clicked My Computer, I could see there were TWO main drives (C and D drives) The C drive surely was for Windows 7 because of its volume (40GB), and D Drive was 80GB. When I clicked to see what's iniside the D drive, I could see a Windows folder and a Windows.old folder, and some other folders. I have no idea why this happened. Could you help me please? Thank you. Just leave it alone. Unless it creates a problem. When you install a new version of windows, the OLDER version is saved. You have lots of drive space. Right? If so, do nothing. Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 01, 2016, 01:40:27 PM Just leave it alone. Unless it creates a problem. When you install a new version of windows, the older version is saved. You have lots of drive space. Right? If so, do nothing. Thank you for the quick help, Geek-9pm. I was so worried about it because that was my first time learning how to make a Dual-Boot.The system will always designate the drive to which you boot (the system drive) as C: drive. If you installed W7 on c: and then installed W10 on d:, when you boot to W10 the system will change the designations so that it boots to what is now c: drive, but was previously d: drive when you were in W7.The Win7 install sees 10 because 7 is on the C:/1st partition... When 10 was installed it is on another partition and does not recognise C: because in fact the PC is faked into thinking the 10 partition is in fact C:...when it's not.

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Hi all,
Recently I bought a new SSD.
I installed Windows 7 first in the first partition (40GB), and then Windows 10 in the other partition (80GB).
Then I was learning how to use the new features in Windows 10 without switching to Windows 7 during the Dual BOOT.
When I was USING Windows 10, I could only SEE one Drive (C), there was not any other parition.
But some strange things happened when I chose to use Windows 7 in the Dual Boot.
After I logged on Windows 7 and double clicked My Computer, I could see there were TWO main drives (C and D drives)
The C drive surely was for Windows 7 because of its volume (40GB), and D Drive was 80GB. When I clicked to see what's iniside the D drive, I could see a Windows folder and a Windows.old folder, and some other folders.

I have no idea why this happened.
Could you help me please?

Thank you.

Just leave it alone. Unless it creates a problem.
When you install a new version of windows, the OLDER version is saved.
You have lots of drive space. Right? If so, do nothing.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 01, 2016, 01:40:27 PM

Just leave it alone. Unless it creates a problem.
When you install a new version of windows, the older version is saved.
You have lots of drive space. Right? If so, do nothing.

Thank you for the quick help, Geek-9pm.
I was so worried about it because that was my first time learning how to make a Dual-Boot.The system will always designate the drive to which you boot (the system drive) as C: drive. If you installed W7 on c: and then installed W10 on d:, when you boot to W10 the system will change the designations so that it boots to what is now c: drive, but was previously d: drive when you were in W7.The Win7 install sees 10 because 7 is on the C:/1st partition...
When 10 was installed it is on another partition and does not recognise C: because in fact the PC is faked into thinking the 10 partition is in fact C:...when it's not.

Solve : Why can I see the Windows 10 drive in Windows 7?

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