How to Hide Drives in Windows XP

Posted on January 10th, 2008 by Jason

If you have important files that are stored in a particular disk drive (disk partition) that you don’t want to expose it, you can hide it! Windows XP provides a utility to just that. Here is how it goes:

1. Go to Start > Run > Type diskpart
2. A dos window will appear (see below). Then type list volume.
3. So, if you want to hide drive C, then type select volume 2
4. Now type remove letter C (Note: Sometime it requires reboot.)

diskpart

Diskpart will remove the letter. Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkown volume.

Don’t worry, your data will remains the same. Now if you want to unhide the drive, just repeat the process. But in 4th step, instead of typing ”remove letter C”, type “assign letter C”

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  2. manjeet on 13 Oct 2008 at 12:01 pm #

    i have used the commands shown to rmove letter from the drive
    but now when i list the volumes it doesn’t show the volume whose letter i had removed.

  3. john C on 15 Jul 2009 at 8:07 am #

    thanxs for the help dude.

  4. gaurav on 25 Jul 2009 at 3:27 pm #

    really simple n helping tip…

    thnxxxxxxx

  5. mohideen on 07 Oct 2009 at 9:17 am #

    i m using windows service pack 3…i have removed as per instructions,but i cant assign it back….when i assign its replying as…’cannot assign letter, boot system or pagefile volume’…please tell me wat 2 do..?
    i have booted many times,but no use…help me..
    mail me at mohideensardar@yahoo.com

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