What we call a “drive letter” is just a letter in the alphabet that specifies a certain storage device. All drives have letters that go from A to Z. All of the discs will be assigned the same available drive letter by Windows.
Drives A and B are reserved for the floppy and tape drives, respectively; drive C is the system’s default. The drive letter for the CD-ROM or other removable media comes last (e.g., D:).
The reason for this is that C: is the default drive letter. It’s common practise to assign Windows to C:. Windows assigns the latest available drive letter to removable media and mobile devices.
People alter the drive’s letter for convenience. Drives can be kept in order by using a sequential lettering system. Time spent browsing discs in search of a specific file is time wasted.
Transforming the Drive Letter: What Are the Steps?
Method 1. Altering the Drive Letter in Disk Management
Step 1. First, open the Run box by pressing the Win key plus R at the same time. When the box appears, enter diskmgmt.msc in the command bar.
Step 2. Next, press the “Enter” key to bring up the “Disk Management” menu.
Step 3. Third, in the next window you’ll find a list of available drives. Select the one whose letter you wish to alter, then right-click it and select “Change Drive Letter and Paths.”
Step 4. select “Change” to open the editing window.
Step 5. a pull-down menu will appear to the right of the “Assign the following drive letter” option. Choose the desired drive letter here.
Step 6. Open the Run dialogue by pressing the Windows key plus R on your keyboard at the same time. When the box appears, enter diskmgmt.msc in the command bar.
Method 2. Use the Command Prompt to Alter the Drive Letter
Step 1. Hit the Win + S keys at the same time, and then type “cmd” into the prompt that appears. Select the command prompt, and then right-click it and select “Run as Administrator” from the menu that appears.
Step 2. Press “Enter” to proceed to the next window, then type “diskpart,” then “list volume,” and then press “Enter” once more. Under the “Volume ###” designation is a list of all available volumes.
Step 3. You’ll want to assign a new letter to one of the drives if you haven’t already. It is simple to determine which disc is necessary. Check out the “Size” menu and take note of the available sizes.
Step 4. Select the volume and press the “Enter” key, then type “appoint letter=X” to assign a drive letter in Windows 10.
Step 5. Fifth, if you want to get rid of the letter and possibly replace it with another, just type removes letter=X. And that concludes the whole thing. After you’ve given the drive a new letter and closed the window, you may check to see if it appears with the new letter when you restart your computer.
FAQs
1. How can I Change a Drive Letter from D to C, for Example?
To change the drive letter for a specific hard disc, open Disk Management from the Windows 10 menu and right-click the drive in question. Select the choice to “Change Drive Letter and Paths,” and then hit the “Add” button.
In order to change the drive letter, select a new letter and then click the “Change” button, as indicated.
2. Without Using Disc Management, How can I alter the Drive Letter?
If you don’t want to use disc management to alter the drive letter, you have a few additional options. To alter a drive letter, one can use the command prompt or Powershell.
3. Can I Rename a Drive Without Losing its Contents?
The loss of infrequently used files is the most likely consequence of altering a partition’s drive letter. This means that you can freely alter the drive letters of attached storage devices.
