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I used my Win10 desktop to copy data from my NTFS disk to a new one (where Windows 10 was already installed). I copied just some files, and not a while partition. I've put the files in c:\data.

Then I've put the new disk in my laptop. My laptop can see everything on the new disk (operating system, programs I installed previously). But it doesn't see c:\data!

I've put the disk back into my desktop - c:\data is visible.
I've put it into my laptop again - c:\data is not visible!

"Show hidden files, folders and drives" is enabled, "Hide protected operating system files" is disabled. I can see all of those c:\$Recycle.Bin, c:\hiberfil.sys and everything else. But not c:\data.
I've also did an extended scan of the disk (using Samsung Magician) - it reported the disk is healthy.

Any ideas what could be happening?

Answering questions from comments:

  • My user is local admin.
  • After running explorer.exe using admin permissions c:\data is still not visible.
    In cmd (also as admin) dir doesn't display it either.
  • Disk is connected using SATA III.
  • cd c:\data and attrib c:\data result in File not found (in cmd run as admin).
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    Is your laptop user account that of administrator? Try How to Run Windows 11 File Explorer as Administrator and if c:\data is now visible check its permissions.
    – harrymc
    Commented Sep 14, 2022 at 8:51
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    How was the disk connected?
    – gronostaj
    Commented Sep 14, 2022 at 11:57
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    From a CMD terminal can you change into the folder? CD C:\DATA Can you get attributes for the folder from a CDM prompt? ATTTRIB C:\DATA
    – Rich Shealer
    Commented Sep 14, 2022 at 13:28

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