Deleted my main HDD in Device Manager - HELP

[YonyY]

I was looking to update the drivers on an external USB drive and in the process I seem to have uninstalled my PC's booting hdd from Device Manager.

When I scan for hardware changes it doesn't return.

It's asking me to reboot to complete the process, which I'm obviously terrified of doing.

The computer's still functioning okay but the Crive no longer appears in Disk Management.

Any ideas please?

 

[maff]

Have you tried "system restore"? That might get you out of it.

 

[YonyY]

I've thought of it but at the moment I'm reluctant to reboot until I know it will definitely work.

 

[maff]

I've thought of it but at the moment I'm reluctant to reboot until I know it will definitely work.

Is your HDD not showing in Device Manager-Disk Drives at all? Or is it showing with a yellow warning triangle icon? Also, is it Windows 7?

 

[YonyY]

There's no Disk Drives category anymore. There was before I deleted the drive. (Windows 10)

 

[maff]

There's no Disk Drives category anymore. There was before I deleted the drive. (Windows 10)

Could run this and see if it picks up a driver for your HDD. I've used it a few times to get me out of a scrape. Make sure you do a "custom" install as I found it put some unwanted stuff on as well. Other than that, I'd try System Restore.


https://drp.su/index.htm

 

[YonyY]

Success.

The drive update didn't detect the drive but I've just completed a successful restore.

Phew. Thanks for your replies. Appreciated.