How to create a mounted drive

How to create a mounted drive

To mount a volume:

1. Click Start, click Run, and then type compmgmt.msc in the Open box.
2. In the left pane, click Disk Management.
3. Right-click the partition or volume that you want to mount, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths.
4. Click Add.
5. Click Mount in the following empty NTFS folder (if it is not already selected), and then use one of the following steps:
• Type the path to an empty folder on an NTFS volume, and then click OK.
• Click Browse, locate the empty NTFS folder, click OK, and then click OK.
• If you have not yet created an empty folder, click Browse, click New Folder to create an empty folder on an NTFS volume, type a name for the new folder, click OK, and then click OK.
6. Quit the Disk Management snap-in.

How to remove a mounted drive

To remove a mounted volume:

1. Click Start, click Run, and then type compmgmt.msc in the Open box.
2. In the left pane, click Disk Management.
3. Right-click the partition or volume that you want to unmount, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths.
4. Click the mounted drive path that you want to remove, and then click Remove.
5. Click Yes when you are prompted to remove the drive path.
6. Quit the Disk Management snap-in.