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2021 version (i think just downloaded it) secondary HDD not showing up anywhere after restore talks about linux.

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I used the backup method to copy my system image from my old HDD to my new SSD. it seems like i also included a secondary internal HHD with it. I did the process and the new SSD works fine and my original HDD works fine. the other Secondary internal is now no longer viewable in windows device manager nor any other programs that detect HHDs. I think it might be viewable in BIOS but im not sure. I went through the restore process again to see if i could simply restore that HDD to itself or something. when i click on it it says something about needing linux.

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Kyle, welcome to these public User Forums.

How many actual, physical drives do you have in your PC because if you have just replaced the main OS HDD drive with a new SSD, then any other drives should remain unchanged from before.

Windows disk management should show all available drives present, and the backup image too will show what drives were included.

I had 2 HDD's the one with the OS i copied to the new ssd, all 3 are connected,  the other HDD does show on the backup but nowhere else. when i try to do anything with the backup with that specific drive it pops up the message about linux, im using windows 10. 

Kyle, sorry but more information is needed to better understand the issue here and how to help you?

Can you post some screen images showing what Windows Disk Management shows for the drives physically installed?

Screen images of any error message presented in the context where they are thrown would also be helpful, otherwise I am in the dark here.

One other option would be to create an Acronis System Report zip file and share this via a cloud service such as Dropbox, OneDrive etc - for this, send me a private message with the link by clicking on the option to 'Send message' below my name / picture at the left side of my posts.