Maintenance scripts on 2nd internal drive?

I was wondering, I suddenly got the idea that perhaps when I run the maintenance scripts they are only working on my built-in original hard drive and maybe not on my second internal hard drive, even though I'm booting up with that 2nd drive?
??

Yes. Thank you. I'll mark this question as answered.
The next day, after posting the question I discovered that my Start-up drive had changed and I didn't realize it. I had "reset Pram," and apparently that's what changed my Start-up drive.
So I was 'perplexed,' when the maintenance scripts indicated the drive they did.

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