Here is an easy way to hide and unhidden Disk Drive Partitions from My Computer in windows.
This works with Windows Operating System with NTFS file format. Generally applicable to Windows XP and later version or with Windows NT or later version of the operating system.
If you are not liking the display of the floppy drive (Which has now became an antique object in your personal computer) displaying in windows explorer and want to get rid of it, you can hide the drive. To do this, It is recommended you disable it through BIOS settings.
You can also hide floppy or any unwanted device showing in your windows explorer by taking following steps:
This tip will only allow you to hide the drive from being displayed, applications and the command prompt will still have access to it, and you can still manually browse to the folder if you type in the path or through command prompt.
If you are not liking the display of the floppy drive (Which has now became an antique object in your personal computer) displaying in windows explorer and want to get rid of it, you can hide the drive. To do this, It is recommended you disable it through BIOS settings.
You can also hide floppy or any unwanted device showing in your windows explorer by taking following steps:
To hide a partition in Windows:
- Right-Click on My Computer
- Click on Manage
- From the list of options Click on Disk Management that will be located in the left-bottom section
- All your hard disk and its partitions will be show in the right hand side
- Right-Click on the partition that you want to hide and select "Change Drive Letters and Path"
- Click on "Remove" and click "Yes"
- Your drive will now be hidden in my computer
To unhide the drive:
- Go to Disk Management Right-Click on the hidden partition [there will not be a drive letter on the hidden drive] again select "Change Drive Letters and Path"
- Click on add and select an appropriate drive letter.
- Click Ok
- Now the drive is unhidden.
