How to Rename a Drive

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Computers typically use drive letters to name and organize storage volumes. This is true whether the volume is internal storage (HDD or SDD), a USB drive, or a CD/DVD drive. To keep things organized, you can name a drive yourself. On Windows, you can also reassign the drive letter. This wikiHow article teaches you how to rename a drive on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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Renaming a Drive in Windows

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    It has an icon that resembles a yellow folder with a blue clip on it. You can either click that icon or press the Windows key and E at the same time to open File Explorer.
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    It's in the panel to the left. This displays all drives currently available on your Windows operating system.
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    Drives are listed below "Devices and Drives." This highlights the drive, which indicates that it is selected.
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    It's the second tab at the top of File Explorer. This displays the computer management options panel at the top of the screen.
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    It's the third option at the top of the page. It has an icon that resembles a blue bar graph with a text cursor over it.
    • Alternatively, you can right-click the drive and click Rename .
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    This changes the name of the drive. [1]
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Assigning a New Drive Letter in Windows

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    Right-clicking the Windows Start menu displays the alternate context menu.
    • Warning: Changing the drive letter for a drive that has apps installed on it may prevent those apps from functioning.
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    It's in the alternate Start context menu. This opens the Disk Management wizard.
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    Drives are usually labeled by their name followed by the drive letter. Right-click the drive that has a drive letter you want to reassign. This displays a context menu for that drive.
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    It's the second option below the window that has the drive listed.
    • If the drive does not have a drive letter assigned, click Add instead.
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    It's the first option in the pop-up menu.
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    It's to the right of the radio option that says "Assign the following drive letter." You can select any drive letter that hasn't already been taken by another drive or the system.
    • Drive letters "A" and "B" are reserved for floppy disk drives.
    • The drive with the Windows installation (usually "C:") cannot be modified or changed. [2]
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    This reassigns the drive letter. [3]
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Renaming a Drive on Mac

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    It's the icon that resembles a magnifying glass in the upper-right corner of your desktop. This displays the spotlight search bar.
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    This displays a list of matching search results on your system.
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    It's the app that has an icon that resembles a hard drive with a stethoscope over it. This opens the Disk Utility app.
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    All drives are listed in the panel to the left.
    • If you are using a magic mouse or a trackpad that doesn't have a right mouse button, you can right-click by clicking with two fingers, or by holding Control while clicking. [4] [5]
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    It's in the context menu that appears when you right-click a drive in the menu to the left.
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    This reassigns the drive a new name.
    • macOS does not assign drive letters the way Windows does. Drives are labeled by their name. [6]
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Renaming a Disk Drive in Linux

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    It's typically an icon that resembles nine tiny squares. Click the Apps icon to display all apps on your system. On Ubuntu, it's in the lower-left corner.
    • Each Linux distribution is a little different. The following steps may be a little different, depending on your version of Linux. However, they should be pretty similar.
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    It typically has an icon that resembles a hard disk. Click the "Disks" app icon to open Disks.
    • Disks should be available on most Linux distributions. [7]
    • If you are unable to find the "Disks" app, use the search function at the top of your Apps menu to search for "Disks".
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    All drives are listed in the panel to the left. Linux may have extra partitions of Swap, Boot, Home etc. Select appropriate partition.
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    It's the third button below the "Volumes" label. This displays the "Additional Partition Options" menu.
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    This opens a dialogue box that allows you to change the drive name.
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    Enter the new name for the drive next to "Label." Then click the button that says Change in the lower-right corner. This changes the name of the disk drive.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://winaero.com/change-drive-label-rename-drive-windows-10/
      2. ↑ https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2018/jul/how-to-change-drive-letters-in-windows.html
      3. ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/change-a-drive-letter
      4. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/right-click-mh35853/mac
      5. ↑ https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/right-click-3610351/
      6. ↑ https://rubenerd.com/p1266/
      7. ↑ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/how-to-simply-change-the-name-of-your-hard-drive-in-linux/

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      1. Open File Explorer on Windows.
      2. Click This PC in the panel to the left.
      3. Right-click the drive you want to rename.
      4. Click Rename .
      5. Type a new name and press Enter .

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