Change, add, or remove a drive letterYou must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps. If you don't like the letter Windows has assigned to a new drive or you want to organize your drive letters in a certain way, you can change the drive letter. You can assign the letters C through Z to each drive on your computer. A and B are usually reserved for floppy disk drives, but if your computer does not have floppy disk drives, you can assign A and B to volumes. You can see which drive letters are used on your computer by opening Computer. | | | | • | Open Computer by clicking the Start button  , and then clicking Computer. |
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You can change, add, or remove a drive letter by using Computer Management. | | | | 1.
| Open Computer Management by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Computer Management. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. | | 2.
| In the Navigation pane, click Disk Management. | | 3.
| Right-click the partition or drive that you want to change, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths. | | 4.
| Do one of the following: | • | To assign a drive letter if one has not already been assigned, click Add, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK. | | • | To change a drive letter, click Change, click Assign the following drive letter, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK. | | • | To remove a drive letter, click Remove, and then click Yes to confirm that you want to remove it. |
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Drive
An area of storage that is formatted with a file system and has a drive letter. The storage can be a floppy disk, a CD or DVD, a hard disk, or another type of disk.
Partition
Part of a computer hard disk that functions like a separate disk. Separate, formatted partitions share your computer's memory and storage space. Partitions allow you to install more than one operating system on the computer.
Volume
A storage area on a hard disk that is formatted with a file system. Volumes have drive letters assigned to them. A single hard disk can have multiple volumes. Some volumes can span multiple hard disks.
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