Mountvol
Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point. Mountvol is a way to link volumes without requiring a drive letter.
Syntax
mountvol [Drive:]Path VolumeName
mountvol [Drive:]Path /d
mountvol [Drive:]Path /L
mountvol Drive: /s
Parameters
[Drive:]Path : Specifies the existing NTFS directory folder where the mount point will reside.
VolumeName : Specifies the volume name that is the target of the mount point. The volume name is of the form \\?\Volume{GUID}\, where {GUID} is a globally unique identifier (GUID) (for example, \\?\Volume\{2eca078d-5cbc-43d3-aff8-7e8511f60d0e}\).
/d : Removes the volume mount point from the specified folder.
/L : Lists the mounted volume name for the specified folder.
/s : Itanium-based computers only. Mounts the EFI System Partition on the specified drive.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
| • | If you are running out of drive letters to use, mount your local volumes with no drive letters. |
| • | If you need to expand your volume space without reformatting or replacing a hard drive, you can add a mount path to another volume. |
| • | The benefit is that if you use one volume with several mount paths, you can access all local volumes using a single drive letter (such as C:). You need not remember which volume corresponds to which drive letter, although you can mount local volumes and still have them assigned to drive letters. |
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| Format | Meaning |
Italic | Information that the user must supply |
Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
Courier font | Code or program output |