In need of a BAT file

leigh_boy · 3 Jan 2014 at 16:25

Can some 1 help me create a .bat file to change the drive letter from E to R our external hdd needs to b R and we have them on rotation, and its a pain in the arse keep changing the drive letter every friday.

thanks in advance.

rhysduck · 3 Jan 2014 at 16:27

Powershell would be better.

But if you really wanted it in a BAT file use the DISKPART command:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766465(WS.10).aspx

leigh_boy · 3 Jan 2014 at 16:44

having a bit of an issue, can you tell me where im going wrong?

DISKPART> list volume

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 D DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 1 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 2 System Rese NTFS Partition 100 MB Healthy System
Volume 3 C NTFS Partition 115 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 4 E New Volume NTFS Partition 74 GB Healthy

DISKPART> remove LETTER=E

There is no volume selected.
Please select a volume and try again.

leigh_boy · 3 Jan 2014 at 16:51

Sorted thanks

batch file say's

@Echo off
diskpart /s script.txt

script says

select volume=e
assign letter=r

smogsy · 3 Jan 2014 at 16:53

leigh_boy said:
having a bit of an issue, can you tell me where im going wrong?

DISKPART> list volume

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 D DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 1 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media
Volume 2 System Rese NTFS Partition 100 MB Healthy System
Volume 3 C NTFS Partition 115 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 4 E New Volume NTFS Partition 74 GB Healthy

DISKPART> remove LETTER=E

There is no volume selected.
Please select a volume and try again.

is it not?
select volume 4 < 4 = number
remove letter=E
assign letter = Z

you have to select it before removing it

K.C. Leblanc · 3 Jan 2014 at 17:27

I found USBDLM was handy for situations like this.

http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html