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  1. I attempted to burn a file with DVDFab software, but it appears that the software did not recognize the burner device. A window told me that “The directory name is invalid.” So, I checked This PC, and where the DVD RW E Drive should be, there is an F, and where the DVD RW F Drive should be, there is a G.

    How do I return the drives to E & F?
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  2. You don't say which OS you have.]
    I can only tell you from Windows 7 & older.

    Go to Administrator Tools/Computer Managememt/Storage/Disk Management
    Scroll down to your CD ROM drives.
    Right click on the Left box
    You should see Change drive letter and paths.
    Click it & change the drive letters back to where they were.
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    Well Drive letters are normally issued sequentially so there must have been at some time a 'Drive E'. And if there is in existance a 'Drive E' then that would also have to be renamed.

    I can only write about Win7 and it is achieved like this:


    From Control Panel you select Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management


    You now see two windows with all HDD's in the higher one and all drives in the lower. Scroll down the lower and you see the CD/DVD ROMs. A right-click on the Drive name gives you an option to change the Drive Letter.


    But if these DVD drives are external, Drive Letters are allocated on-the-fly so even renaming Drive E to Drive H could well mean that F and G then become I and J.


    But surely you can change settings in DVDFab to read/write to the correct letters ?
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  4. I was able to change the drive letters, but when I went back to This PC to open the drives, it told me to please insert a disc.
    It is not recognizing something.
    Any ideas?
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  5. reboot & try it.
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  6. It did not work.
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    We appear to be missing some info here. Maybe obvious but to avoid misunderstanding.

    1. Does the drive you click on to open already have a disk inside ?
    2. What happens if you try another blank disk ?
    3. What happens if you try an already burnt or commercial disk ?
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  8. I am using DVDFab. I am attempting to copy a disc, but it appears that the drive (E or F) does not recognize anything.
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    We know you are using DVDFab. But if you do not want to answer some simple questions how can we assist ?
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  10. Before I answer the questions, my apologies, I am attempting to copy a disc, not burn it.
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    Ok. But do read again what you originally wrote. The impression given was to do a direct copy/burn from one drive to another.

    So 'copy' really means rip (to HDD ?) and all I am trying to establish is if it is the program that is at fault or your system (or even both)
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    Are you actually missing the burner drive all together or is it not being recognized?It shouldn't matter if it moved to another letter.
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