How to hide drives with CMD

 

        Step 1 » Click on ‘Start‟ – „Run‟ , if you are Using Windows 8, Then Click on start and search for Run, or just hold down windows key and press ” R “.
        Step 2 » Run window will appear, kindly type ‘сmd’ and hit Enter.
        Step 3 » Now you will see Command prompt windows, Type ‘Dіskраrt’ and hit Enter.

        Note: In Windows 8 was asked to confirm if want to allow this program to make changes to this computer. Just click on ‘yes’ and another Window will open up shortly.

        Step 4 » Now you have to type ‘list volume’ and hit Enter to see the list of all drives details.
        Step 5 » Now I have some personal data in my drive E which I don’t want any other person to peep in, So I want to hide it, For that I will type ‘Select volume E’ and hit Enter. If you wish to hide volume D, Then you will type ‘Select volume D’ and hit Enter.
         By now you have selected the Drive successfully which you want to hide. But the last part which is to hide the Drive is still remaining.
         Step 6 » To hide the drive you have to type ‘Remove letter E’ and hit enter.
Congrats you have successfully hidden the drive.

How do I get the Drive Back?

Let me tell you that are easy as well. Just follow the below simple steps.

        Step 1 » Scroll Back up and perform steps 1,2,3,4 and 5 again.
        Step 2 » Ok now you have completed the 5 steps listed above. Just make sure you have completed till ‘Select volume E’
        Step 3 » Earlier in the article to hide the drive we typed ‘Remove letter E’. Now to unhide it we will type ‘Assign letter E’ and hit Enter. That’s it.
        Step 4 » Check if you have successfully got the drive back. Now just restart your Computer if you wish to.

Note: This is for Educational Purpose only, Perform the Trick at your Own Risk; I am not liable for any damage you cause to your Computer.

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