Change a drive letter

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Applies To: Windows 10, Windows viii.1, Windows seven, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

If you don't like the bulldoze letter assigned to a drive, or if you've got a drive that doesn't notwithstanding have a drive letter, you tin can use Disk Direction to modify it. To instead to mount the drive in an empty binder so that it appears as just another folder, run across Mount a drive in a binder.

Of import

If y'all change the drive letter of the alphabet of a bulldoze where Windows or apps are installed, apps might have problem running or finding that drive. For this reason we suggest that you don't change the bulldoze letter of a drive on which Windows or apps are installed.

Hither'south how to change the bulldoze alphabetic character:

  1. Open up Disk Management with administrator permissions. To do so, select and concur (or right-click) the Start push, and then select Disk Direction.

  2. In Disk Management, select and hold (or right-click) the volume for which you desire to change or add a drive letter of the alphabet, and then select Change Drive Letter and Paths.

    Disk Management showing a drive

    Tip

    If you don't come across the Change Drive Letter and Paths choice or it's grayed out, it'due south possible the volume isn't ready to receive a drive letter, which can be the case if the drive is unallocated and needs to be initialized. Or, perhaps information technology's non meant to be accessed, which is the case of EFI organization partitions and recovery partitions. If you've confirmed that you have a formatted volume with a bulldoze letter that you can access and you even so tin't alter information technology, unfortunately this topic probably can't help yous, so nosotros suggest contacting Microsoft or the manufacturer of your PC for more than help.

  3. To change the drive letter, select Change. To add together a bulldoze letter if the drive doesn't already have ane, select Add.

    The Change Drive Letter and Paths dialog

  4. Select the new drive letter, select OK, and then select Yes when prompted about how programs that rely on the drive letter of the alphabet might not run correctly.

    The Change Drive Letter or Path dialog showing changing the drive letter