[AccessD] Change Drive letters on USB

[Arthur Fuller]

Thanks for the start, Jim, but I can't find "Change the drive letter and
paths.) I'm running windows 10 if that matters.

On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 3:27 PM James Button via AccessD <
accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:

> Easily done
>
> With the device plugged in
> Use
> This PC
> Manage
> Manage Storage
> Disc management
> Select the partition ( there may be more than 1 on the device)
> Right click on the graphic entry  (below the list of partitions)
> Select
> Change drive letter and paths
>                        ( paths is where you can "attach" the partition to
> an
> empty folder in an existing NTFS partition  and address it as if it were a
> folder of that partition.)
>  Select a different letter
> - the OS will (probably) allow access to the partition using both the
> original
> and the new letter  until you eject the device and re-connect it.
>
> That ID will (probably) be recorded in the OS and on the partition so the
> new
> letter will (probably) apply to whatever device you plug it into.
>
> Note - if the letter is already in use for a plugged in (or internal)
> device or
> partition, then the OS will (probably) assign the first unused letter from
> C: on
> through to Z:
>
>
> It may be a good time to consider adding that partition letter to any AV
> exclusions and search exclusion list
> You can only add a partition (or folder) if the device is actually
> attached and
> recognised by the OS
>
> And -
> Considering recognised -
> Windows will only allocate letters to partitions with file management
> structures
> it recognises -
> Various versions of NTFS and FAT (including ExFAT - for windows and mac
> usage)
>
> A clue to that is the  "Safely Remove Hardware" facility will show the
> device,
> but not the partition.
>
> Also -
> CD's and DVD's can have multiple partitions  on them - but Windows will
> only
> recognise the first  - for booting DVD's the OS (usually a version of
> Linux)
> will boot from the primary partition, and then (may) show the other
> partitions
> on the device
> That is basically how bootable windows installation discs are made - the
> partition images are created in an ISO image  of the 'stuff' to be written
> to
> the drive, and than that ISO is written as an image rather than as a set of
> partitions.
>
> JimB
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD
> <accessd-bounces+jamesbutton=blueyonder.co.uk at databaseadvisors.com> On
> Behalf Of
> Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2022 7:50 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
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> Subject: [AccessD] Change Drive letters on USB
>
> I have several USB thumb drives. Is it possible to change their drive
> letters? I tried swapping positions on the hub but that didn't work.
>
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Arthur