How to hide and lock hard drives on my computer
In Windows 10, My computer is no longer available. However, you can still hide a disk drive in File Explorer using Disk Management. You can even create a secret mount point.
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1-Right-click on the Windows Start menu. This displays a context menu above the Windows startup drive.
2-Click on Disk Management. It's in the context menu that appears when you right-click the Windows Start menu. This opens disk management applications.
3-Right-click on the disk drive you want to hide. This displays a menu next to the player. You can right-click the drive name in the list at the top or the drive allocation tiles at the bottom of Disk Management.
4-Click Change Drive Letter and Paths. This opens a separate window that allows you to add, change, or delete the drive letter.
5-Make sure the drive is selected and click Delete. The drive should be highlighted in blue when selected. Clicking Delete removes the drive letter from the drive. An alert will appear.
6-Click Yes. It's in the alert that appears when you delete the disk drive letter. The alert informs you that some programs may not work properly if the letter is missing. Click Yes to continue. This deletes the disk drive letter.
7-Right-click the drive with the missing drive letter. This opens a menu next to the player.
8-Click Change Drive Letter and Paths. This opens a separate window that allows you to add, change, or delete the drive letter.
9-Make sure the drive is selected and click Add. The drive should be highlighted in blue when selected. Click Add to display options to add a new drive letter or mount the drive in a different location.
10-Click Mount to the following empty NTFS folder. It's the second radio option in the /"Add drive letter or path/" window.
11-Click on Browse. It's to the right of the bar below /"Mount to the following empty NTFS folder/". This allows you to select a specific location where you can access the drive.
12-Navigate to the location where you want to create a folder to access the hidden drive. Double-click the drive where you want to add the folder, then double-click the folder(s) where you want to place the folder.
13-Click on New folder. It's on the right in the /"Find drive path/" window.
14-Type a name for the folder and click OK. This creates a new folder for the drive location. Give the folder a name you will remember, such as /"Secret Drive/" or /"Hidden Drive./"
15-Click OK. This will allow you to access the disk drive by clicking on the mount folder you selected in Disk Management.
For added security, you can hide the folder containing the drive's mounting location in File Explorer. This way it will only appear if hidden files and folders are shown in File Explorer.
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1-Right-click on the Windows Start menu. This displays a context menu above the Windows startup drive.
2-Click on Disk Management. It's in the context menu that appears when you right-click the Windows Start menu. This opens disk management applications.
3-Right-click on the disk drive you want to hide. This displays a menu next to the player. You can right-click the drive name in the list at the top or the drive allocation tiles at the bottom of Disk Management.
4-Click Change Drive Letter and Paths. This opens a separate window that allows you to add, change, or delete the drive letter.
5-Make sure the drive is selected and click Delete. The drive should be highlighted in blue when selected. Clicking Delete removes the drive letter from the drive. An alert will appear.
6-Click Yes. It's in the alert that appears when you delete the disk drive letter. The alert informs you that some programs may not work properly if the letter is missing. Click Yes to continue. This deletes the disk drive letter.
7-Right-click the drive with the missing drive letter. This opens a menu next to the player.
8-Click Change Drive Letter and Paths. This opens a separate window that allows you to add, change, or delete the drive letter.
9-Make sure the drive is selected and click Add. The drive should be highlighted in blue when selected. Click Add to display options to add a new drive letter or mount the drive in a different location.
10-Click Mount to the following empty NTFS folder. It's the second radio option in the /"Add drive letter or path/" window.
11-Click on Browse. It's to the right of the bar below /"Mount to the following empty NTFS folder/". This allows you to select a specific location where you can access the drive.
12-Navigate to the location where you want to create a folder to access the hidden drive. Double-click the drive where you want to add the folder, then double-click the folder(s) where you want to place the folder.
13-Click on New folder. It's on the right in the /"Find drive path/" window.
14-Type a name for the folder and click OK. This creates a new folder for the drive location. Give the folder a name you will remember, such as /"Secret Drive/" or /"Hidden Drive./"
15-Click OK. This will allow you to access the disk drive by clicking on the mount folder you selected in Disk Management.
For added security, you can hide the folder containing the drive's mounting location in File Explorer. This way it will only appear if hidden files and folders are shown in File Explorer.
#windows11 #windows7 #lock #hidden
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