Do not assign a drive letter or drive path
I do not understand the function of "Do not assign a drive letter or drive path"
In which case is it usefull?
In which cases shouldn't it be used?
Is it good for a drive, where I only want to copy data to and from in Explorer?
hard-drive
asked Feb 24 at 12:26
Timothy Lukas H.Timothy Lukas H.
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I do not understand the function of "Do not assign a drive letter or drive path"
In which case is it usefull?
In which cases shouldn't it be used?
Is it good for a drive, where I only want to copy data to and from in Explorer?
hard-drive
asked Feb 24 at 12:26
Timothy Lukas H.Timothy Lukas H.
974
Unclear : What are you doing? Some screenshots will help.
– harrymc
Feb 24 at 12:31
@harrymc I've added an screenshot. I added an new external harddrive to my computer, which I will remove and add from time to time
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:39
add a comment |
I do not understand the function of "Do not assign a drive letter or drive path"
In which case is it usefull?
In which cases shouldn't it be used?
Is it good for a drive, where I only want to copy data to and from in Explorer?
hard-drive
asked Feb 24 at 12:26
Timothy Lukas H.Timothy Lukas H.
974
I do not understand the function of "Do not assign a drive letter or drive path"
In which case is it usefull?
In which cases shouldn't it be used?
Is it good for a drive, where I only want to copy data to and from in Explorer?
hard-drive
hard-drive
asked Feb 24 at 12:26
Timothy Lukas H.Timothy Lukas H.
974
asked Feb 24 at 12:26
Timothy Lukas H.Timothy Lukas H.
974
edited Feb 24 at 12:38
Timothy Lukas H.
asked Feb 24 at 12:26
Timothy Lukas H.Timothy Lukas H.
974
asked Feb 24 at 12:26
Timothy Lukas H.Timothy Lukas H.
974
asked Feb 24 at 12:26
Timothy Lukas H.Timothy Lukas H.
974
974
Unclear : What are you doing? Some screenshots will help.
– harrymc
Feb 24 at 12:31
@harrymc I've added an screenshot. I added an new external harddrive to my computer, which I will remove and add from time to time
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:39
add a comment |
Unclear : What are you doing? Some screenshots will help.
– harrymc
Feb 24 at 12:31
@harrymc I've added an screenshot. I added an new external harddrive to my computer, which I will remove and add from time to time
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:39
Unclear : What are you doing? Some screenshots will help.
– harrymc
Feb 24 at 12:31
Unclear : What are you doing? Some screenshots will help.
– harrymc
Feb 24 at 12:31
@harrymc I've added an screenshot. I added an new external harddrive to my computer, which I will remove and add from time to time
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:39
@harrymc I've added an screenshot. I added an new external harddrive to my computer, which I will remove and add from time to time
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:39
add a comment |
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It means that it will not give it a drive letter. It will format the drive but it will not appear with a drive letter in Explorer.
If you want to copy files to the drive using Explorer then you will need to assign a letter to it. That you don't intend to use other programs to access it is irrelevant.
answered Feb 24 at 12:39
Mokubai♦Mokubai
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Thank you. Whats the use of this function then? When I can't use the drive at all, I can simply leave it "Unallocated"
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:40
2
You might want to assign a letter later, or intend to format the drive before moving the disk to another machine without using it on the current machine. It's just telling Windows that you don't want it visible yet for whatever reason.
– Mokubai♦
Feb 24 at 12:43
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It means that it will not give it a drive letter. It will format the drive but it will not appear with a drive letter in Explorer.
If you want to copy files to the drive using Explorer then you will need to assign a letter to it. That you don't intend to use other programs to access it is irrelevant.
answered Feb 24 at 12:39
Mokubai♦Mokubai
58.1k16139157
Thank you. Whats the use of this function then? When I can't use the drive at all, I can simply leave it "Unallocated"
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:40
2
You might want to assign a letter later, or intend to format the drive before moving the disk to another machine without using it on the current machine. It's just telling Windows that you don't want it visible yet for whatever reason.
– Mokubai♦
Feb 24 at 12:43
add a comment |
It means that it will not give it a drive letter. It will format the drive but it will not appear with a drive letter in Explorer.
If you want to copy files to the drive using Explorer then you will need to assign a letter to it. That you don't intend to use other programs to access it is irrelevant.
answered Feb 24 at 12:39
Mokubai♦Mokubai
58.1k16139157
Thank you. Whats the use of this function then? When I can't use the drive at all, I can simply leave it "Unallocated"
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:40
2
You might want to assign a letter later, or intend to format the drive before moving the disk to another machine without using it on the current machine. It's just telling Windows that you don't want it visible yet for whatever reason.
– Mokubai♦
Feb 24 at 12:43
add a comment |
It means that it will not give it a drive letter. It will format the drive but it will not appear with a drive letter in Explorer.
If you want to copy files to the drive using Explorer then you will need to assign a letter to it. That you don't intend to use other programs to access it is irrelevant.
answered Feb 24 at 12:39
Mokubai♦Mokubai
58.1k16139157
It means that it will not give it a drive letter. It will format the drive but it will not appear with a drive letter in Explorer.
If you want to copy files to the drive using Explorer then you will need to assign a letter to it. That you don't intend to use other programs to access it is irrelevant.
answered Feb 24 at 12:39
Mokubai♦Mokubai
58.1k16139157
answered Feb 24 at 12:39
Mokubai♦Mokubai
58.1k16139157
answered Feb 24 at 12:39
Mokubai♦Mokubai
58.1k16139157
answered Feb 24 at 12:39
Mokubai♦Mokubai
58.1k16139157
58.1k16139157
Thank you. Whats the use of this function then? When I can't use the drive at all, I can simply leave it "Unallocated"
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:40
2
You might want to assign a letter later, or intend to format the drive before moving the disk to another machine without using it on the current machine. It's just telling Windows that you don't want it visible yet for whatever reason.
– Mokubai♦
Feb 24 at 12:43
add a comment |
Thank you. Whats the use of this function then? When I can't use the drive at all, I can simply leave it "Unallocated"
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:40
2
You might want to assign a letter later, or intend to format the drive before moving the disk to another machine without using it on the current machine. It's just telling Windows that you don't want it visible yet for whatever reason.
– Mokubai♦
Feb 24 at 12:43
Thank you. Whats the use of this function then? When I can't use the drive at all, I can simply leave it "Unallocated"
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:40
Thank you. Whats the use of this function then? When I can't use the drive at all, I can simply leave it "Unallocated"
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:40
2
2
You might want to assign a letter later, or intend to format the drive before moving the disk to another machine without using it on the current machine. It's just telling Windows that you don't want it visible yet for whatever reason.
– Mokubai♦
Feb 24 at 12:43
You might want to assign a letter later, or intend to format the drive before moving the disk to another machine without using it on the current machine. It's just telling Windows that you don't want it visible yet for whatever reason.
– Mokubai♦
Feb 24 at 12:43
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Unclear : What are you doing? Some screenshots will help.
– harrymc
Feb 24 at 12:31
@harrymc I've added an screenshot. I added an new external harddrive to my computer, which I will remove and add from time to time
– Timothy Lukas H.
Feb 24 at 12:39