[Peter Aitken]

I use several removable USB drives on my system. When I plug one in it is
assigned the next drive letter. For example if I plug in my flash drive it
is assigned I:. If I then plug in my Lacie hard drive it is assigned J:.
However if I plug in the Lacie without having the flash drive plugged in,
then the Lacie gets I: instead of J:.

Is there a way to "permanently" assign a letter to a removable drive so it
always is mapped to that letter even if that letter is not the next one
available?

Thanks

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Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

[Larry(LJL269)]

Same situation here- I assign them X,Y Z @
C:\WINDOWS\system32\diskmgmt.msc

HTH-Larry

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 11:18:32 -0400, "Peter Aitken"
<paitken@CRAPnc.rr.com> wrote:

|I use several removable USB drives on my system. When I plug one in it is
|assigned the next drive letter. For example if I plug in my flash drive it
|is assigned I:. If I then plug in my Lacie hard drive it is assigned J:.
|However if I plug in the Lacie without having the flash drive plugged in,
|then the Lacie gets I: instead of J:.
|
|Is there a way to "permanently" assign a letter to a removable drive so it
|always is mapped to that letter even if that letter is not the next one
|available?
|
|Thanks

Any advise is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.

[Darrell S]

Peter Aitken wrote:
> I use several removable USB drives on my system. When I plug one in
> it is assigned the next drive letter. For example if I plug in my
> flash drive it is assigned I:. If I then plug in my Lacie hard drive
> it is assigned J:. However if I plug in the Lacie without having the
> flash drive plugged in, then the Lacie gets I: instead of J:.
>
> Is there a way to "permanently" assign a letter to a removable drive
> so it always is mapped to that letter even if that letter is not the
> next one available?
>
> Thanks

Right click My Computer...Manage....Storage....Removeable Storage...right
click the appropriate removeable drive....Change drive letter and
path..choose the drive letter you wish to use.

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Darrell R. Schmidt
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[Steve N.]

Darrell S wrote:

> Peter Aitken wrote:
>
>>I use several removable USB drives on my system. When I plug one in
>>it is assigned the next drive letter. For example if I plug in my
>>flash drive it is assigned I:. If I then plug in my Lacie hard drive
>>it is assigned J:. However if I plug in the Lacie without having the
>>flash drive plugged in, then the Lacie gets I: instead of J:.
>>
>>Is there a way to "permanently" assign a letter to a removable drive
>>so it always is mapped to that letter even if that letter is not the
>>next one available?
>>
>>Thanks
>
>
> Right click My Computer...Manage....Storage....Removeable Storage...right
> click the appropriate removeable drive....Change drive letter and
> path..choose the drive letter you wish to use.
>

Darrell,

It's under Drive Management, not Removable Storage.

Steve

[Darrell S]

Steve N. wrote:
> Darrell S wrote:
>
>> Peter Aitken wrote:
>>
>>> I use several removable USB drives on my system. When I plug one in
>>> it is assigned the next drive letter. For example if I plug in my
>>> flash drive it is assigned I:. If I then plug in my Lacie hard drive
>>> it is assigned J:. However if I plug in the Lacie without having the
>>> flash drive plugged in, then the Lacie gets I: instead of J:.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to "permanently" assign a letter to a removable drive
>>> so it always is mapped to that letter even if that letter is not the
>>> next one available?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Right click My Computer...Manage....Storage....Removeable
>> Storage...right click the appropriate removeable drive....Change
>> drive letter and path..choose the drive letter you wish to use.
>>
>
> Darrell,
>
> It's under Drive Management, not Removable Storage.
>
> Steve

Whoops. Must have had a "senior moment". You're right, of course.

--

Darrell R. Schmidt
B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/
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[Steve N.]

Darrell S wrote:
> Steve N. wrote:
>
>>Darrell S wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Peter Aitken wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I use several removable USB drives on my system. When I plug one in
>>>>it is assigned the next drive letter. For example if I plug in my
>>>>flash drive it is assigned I:. If I then plug in my Lacie hard drive
>>>>it is assigned J:. However if I plug in the Lacie without having the
>>>>flash drive plugged in, then the Lacie gets I: instead of J:.
>>>>
>>>>Is there a way to "permanently" assign a letter to a removable drive
>>>>so it always is mapped to that letter even if that letter is not the
>>>>next one available?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>Right click My Computer...Manage....Storage....Removeable
>>>Storage...right click the appropriate removeable drive....Change
>>>drive letter and path..choose the drive letter you wish to use.
>>>
>>
>>Darrell,
>>
>>It's under Drive Management, not Removable Storage.
>>
>>Steve
>
>
> Whoops. Must have had a "senior moment". You're right, of course.
>

I have those sometimes, too.

Steve