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6.11.6.4 Change volume letter

Windows operating systems assign letters (C:, D:, etc) to hard disk volumes at startup. These letters

are used by applications and operating systems to locate files and folders in the volumes.

Connecting an additional disk, as well as creating or deleting a volume on existing disks, might

change your system configuration. As a result, some applications might stop working normally or

user files might not be automatically found and opened. To prevent this, you can manually change

the letters that are automatically assigned to the volumes by the operating system.

If you need to change a letter assigned to a volume by the operating system:

1. Select a volume to change a letter.

2. Right-click on the selected volume, and then click Change letter in the context menu.

3. Select a new letter in the Change Letter window.

4. By clicking OK in the Change Letter window, you'll add a pending operation to volume letter

assignment.

(To finish the added operation you will have to commit (p. 283) it. Exiting the program without

committing the pending operations will effectively cancel them.)

The new volume structure will be graphically represented in the Disk management view

immediately.

6.11.6.5 Change volume label

The volume label is an optional attribute. It is a name assigned to a volume for easier recognition. For

example, one volume could be called SYSTEM — a volume with an operating system, or PROGRAM —

an application volume, DATA — a data volume, etc., but it does not imply that only the type of data

stated with the label could be stored on such a volume.

In Windows, volume labels are shown in the Explorer disk and folder tree: LABEL1(C:), LABEL2(D:),

LABEL3(E:), etc. LABEL1, LABEL2 and LABEL3 are volume labels. A volume label is shown in all

application dialog boxes for opening and saving files.

If you need to change a volume label:

1. Right-click on the selected volume, and then click Change label.

2. Enter a new label in the Change label window text field.

3. By clicking OK in the Change label window, you'll add the pending operation of changing the

volume label .

If when setting a new volume label you use characters that are unsupported by the currently installed

operating system, you will get the appropriate warning and the OK button will be disabled. You will have to

use only supported characters to proceed with changing the volume label.

(To finish the added operation you will have to commit (p. 283) it. Exiting the program without

committing the pending operations will effectively cancel them.)

The new label will be graphically represented in the Disk Management view of the console

immediately.

6.11.6.6 Format volume

You might want to format a volume if you want to change its file system:

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