How do I fix the specified drive letter is not free to be assigned?
How do I fix the specified drive letter is not free to be assigned?
You have to rename the current F drive letter to an unused letter. That frees up the letter you want to use. Use Disk Management to change it. Warning– this will cause the same problem you are having now and will break connections to programs on the changed drive/partition.
Why is do not assign a drive letter or drive path greyed out?
The change drive letter and paths option greyed out can occur for a few reasons: The volume is not formatted in FAT or NTFS. The drive is write-protected. There are bad sectors on the disk.
How do I assign a drive letter permanently?
Assign a Specific Drive Letter in Windows
- To set this up, plug in the drive that you want to assign a permanent letter.
- Once that’s open, choose Disk Management in the left pane under Storage.
- Right-click the drive you want to assign a permanent letter to and then choose Change Drive Letter and Paths from the menu.
Why are some drive letters not available?
If the letter E is not available it may be because it’s being used by any other drives. we can see from the screenshot which you have provided that the E: drive is used by DVD/CD-ROM. If you want to assign E to Another drive you may have to assign DVD drive to any other letter which will free up the Alphabet E.
How do I force a drive letter change?
Step 1: Open “Disk Management” under Storage by right-clicking “Computer/This PC” > “Manage”. Step 2: Right-click the drive that you want to change, and then click “Change Drive Letter and Paths”.
How do I assign a drive letter to an external drive?
Right-click the Windows 10 Menu button and select Disk Management to display a list of all available hard drives. Right-click the specific hard drive letter you want to change, and select Change Drive Letter and Paths. Click the Add button, select a new drive letter, and then click the Change button, as pictured below.