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Why can’t Windows 10 cannot reach file system in SD card when using a USB card reader?

I have a Windows 10 computer and am using a Sabrent SD card reader to attempt to read my SD card since my laptop does not have a native card reader. When inserting the SD card + reader into my computer, it shows the USB Drive as being mapped to Drive D, however no files are accessible. I'm entirely unable to reach the files on the SD card or assign a new drive letter. The card and reader show up in my Disk Manager as Disk 1 and Disk 2, with Disk 1 being the SD card without a drive letter, and Disk 2 seemingly being the USB reader which has a drive letter but no partitions. When trying to assig

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