Access to a disk drive using volume ID instead of a drive letter in Windows

If you are an IT administrator and need to access a disk drive using a volume ID instead of a drive letter, there are several ways to accomplish this.

The first and easiest way to access a disk drive using a volume ID is to use the Windows Disk Management tool. This tool is included with Windows and can be found in the Control Panel under “Administrative Tools”. Once in the Disk Management tool, you can select the disk that you need to access and then right-click on it. This will bring up a context menu with the option “Change Drive Letter and Paths…”. When you select this option, a new window will open with a list of all the drive letters that are assigned to the disk. At the bottom of this window, you will see an option to “Assign the following drive letter”. Here you can enter the volume ID for the disk you are trying to access.

Another way to access a disk drive using a volume ID is to use the “mountvol” command. This command is included with Windows and can be run from the command prompt. To use this command, you need to know the volume ID of the disk you are trying to access. Once you have this information, you can run the command “mountvol [volume ID] [drive letter]”. This will assign the specified drive letter to the specified volume ID.

Finally, you can also use a third-party tool such as Paragon Hard Disk Manager to access a disk drive using a volume ID. This tool is a more comprehensive disk management tool than the Windows Disk Management tool and allows you to easily assign and manage disk drives using volume IDs. Once the tool is installed, you can select the disk that you need to access and then click on the “Change” button. This will bring up a window with the option to “change the volume label”. Here you can enter the volume ID for the disk you are trying to access.

In summary, there are several ways to access a disk drive using a volume ID instead of a drive letter in Windows. The easiest way is to use the Windows Disk Management tool, but you can also use the “mountvol” command or a third-party tool such as Paragon Hard Disk Manager. In all cases, you will need to know the volume ID of the disk you are trying to access.