---
id: external-drives.can-i-change-my-drive-with-choose-drive-later
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/external-drives/can-i-change-my-drive-with-choose-drive-later
category: "External drives"
subcategory: "Setting up your drive"
question: "Why can't I find Choose Drive any more?"
alt_questions:
  - "Where did Choose Drive go?"
  - "How do I switch to a different external drive?"
  - "Choose Drive missing from menu"
  - "Can I pick a different fast drive after setup?"
  - "change fast drive storage studio"
  - "Why is Choose Drive hidden?"
short_answer: "Choose Drive is first-run only, because switching an active drive would break every shortcut. Once a drive is set up, use More → Drive → Transfer Drive… to move to a new drive safely, or Backup Drive… for a spare copy."
tags: ["choose drive", "transfer drive", "switch drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/external-drives/how-do-i-set-up-my-external-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/external-drives/what-do-looks-good-warnings-and-not-suitable-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/external-drives/how-does-the-drive-speed-test-work"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why can't I find Choose Drive any more?

Choose Drive only appears before a working drive is set up. Once you have one, switching drives that way would leave every moved app and folder pointing at a drive that's no longer there — so it's replaced by two safe options in **More → Drive**:

- **Transfer Drive…** copies everything to the new drive, verifies it, then switches over.
- **Backup Drive…** makes the same verified copy but keeps your current drive active.

See [Transfer Drive](https://storagestudio.us/faq/external-drives/how-do-i-move-everything-to-a-new-external-drive).