Can I have lightroom ignore a drive when I go to import?

I have a backup drive on my PC that did not cause a problem on my previous verison of Lightroom. But now when I go to import the first thing it does is pull that back up drive up and start searching for all the available images. since there are 10's of 1000's it takes quite a while. Is there a way I can have Lightroom just ignore that drive or have it start looking somewhere else?

The easiest way I know of to avoid this problem is to have your Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Windows) open, as well as Lightroom's Library Module open so that both windows can be seen side by side. Then just drag whichever folders/files you want into the main viewing window in the Library Module (you will see a plus sign on top of the Finder window just before you let go of the files). You will avoid the problem you are experiencing. Just check the top of the screen to make sure that you select "Add" or "Copy." I assume you will be "Adding."
Hope that helps.
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