You can change the drive letters using the Disk Management window on your Windows computer. It is recommended to change your external hard drive letters to keep them organized. Let us now learn how to change WD external hard drive letters in detail.
After connecting your external hard drive to your computer, you will be assigned a letter next to your hard drive’s name. Some common drive letters are assigned by default after completely connecting your hard drive to your computer. If you've decided to learn how to assign wd external hard drive letters, check this page for step-by-step instructions.
Changing The External Hard Drive Letters On Windows Computer:
- On your Windows computer, go to the Start menu.
- From there, choose Disk Management. Or else, you can access the Disk Management window through the Run dialog box.
- Press the Windows + R keys simultaneously on your keyboard. It opens the Run dialog box.
- Type the required command and then click OK. The Disk Management window opens now. If you face trouble in opening Disk Management, try to access it from Computer Management.
In the Disk Management window, you’ll be seeing all the hard drives that are connected to your Windows computer. Read the given below steps to learn how to change wd external hard drive letters.
- Locate and right-click your external hard drive. From the available list, you can select the Change Drive Letter and Paths... option.
- In the pop-up window, select the drive letter that you want to change.
- Select the Change button at the bottom.
- Now, you need to select the Assign the following drive letter radio button.
- Select your desired drive letter from the drop-down menu and then click OK to save the changes.
- In the new window, select Yes.
- Exit the Disk Management window.
A new drive letter is now assigned to your WD external hard drive. You can cross-check the hard drive name by clicking This PC. Hopefully, you’ve learned how to change WD external hard drive letters on your Windows computer. Try to implement the steps as described above.
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