Mapping a Windows folder to a drive letter may not sound as useful to you as it really is. Some folders that you access regularly may be under a long path file name. For example, something like:

D:\my data\important\my files\projects\tech spikes\krishna\posts

Accessing this folder can be a tedious process. Simply assigning a drive letter to access this folder with a single click would do a world of good for you, won’t it? It also helps you access the folder easily when you are hooked on to a network. Guess you’ve realized the usefulness of assigning a drive letter to your folder.

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Assigning a drive letter to your folder is really simple. There are two ways to do this.

1. Using ’subst’ command

  • Open Command Prompt from Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt.
  • Use the following command in Command Prompt:
    • subst letter: drive\folder\path
  • As an example I am mapping My Music folder to a drive letter M:\.
    • subst M: D:\narayanan\My Music
  • When you want to remove the drive letter for the folder, just type in the following command.
    • subst letter: /d
  • In my case, when I want to remove the mapping for M:\ drive.
    • subst M:/

2. Using Visual Subst

Fortunately there is an easier way to create a virtual drive for your folders than the above mentioned Command Prompt method. Visual Subst is a free Windows program that will manage these virtual drives for you that relieves you off the pain of having to remember the command line every time you want to use your files.

Creating virtual drives using this software is very easy and they are created within minutes. Visual Subst will set up the virtual drives for you even after a reboot. You can also use this software to create shortcuts on the start menu for your virtual drives(for which you need to download the installer from the site).

Check out Visual Subst.

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