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Force permanent drive letter on ext. hdd

shayser · 2006-12-13 18:58:47

I've 3 ext. hdds that I disconnect/reconnected regularly. One is used for scheduled backups. This drive needs to always have the same drive letter as the backup looks for this. The problem is that Windows automatically gives a device the next available letter to the newest device which isn't always the letter the backup…

13-12-2006 6:58pm

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shayser

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I've 3 ext. hdds that I disconnect/reconnected regularly. One is used for scheduled backups. This drive needs to always have the same drive letter as the backup looks for this. The problem is that Windows automatically gives a device the next available letter to the newest device which isn't always the letter the backup needs. Can I give this particular hdd a drive letter permanently?

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#2 13-12-2006 7:09pm

aidan_walsh

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Have you tried assaigning the drive a letter on the other end of the alphabet, like Z where it is less likely to get recycled?

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#3 13-12-2006 7:10pm

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You have to use Computer management and disk management:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dm_drive_letter.mspx?mfr=true

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