Having a single drive with mount points to other drives can make it easier to host your content. The steps below will show you the process to mount a drive to an empty folder in Windows 7 using the Command Prompt and Computer Management.
How to mount a drive as a folder using Command Prompt How to mount a drive as a folder using Computer Management
How to mount a drive as a folder using Command Prompt
You should now be able to see all the content of the new drive inside of the mounted folder. In the command, remember to replace 4 with the number for the drive you want to mount.
How to mount a drive as a folder using Computer Management
Alternatively, you can use the Computer Management, which is a more user-friendly graphical interface that you can use to accomplish this task. Assigning a mount point folder path to a drive you can virtually add more space to your network users without having the need of creating additional network maps, all users will only have to remember one drive letter.
These benefits are also true for storage locally attached to your computer and you don’t have a network. You can mount a drive to an empty folder inside your documents and you will only have to remember to go to one place, plus everything will be shown in a single path, a difference from shortcuts that will simply make a jump to the original drive path. All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes. Privacy policy info.
