Can I permanently assign an ext hard drive to a letter?

[spirez]

s**t explanation, lol, but basically i'd like to permanently assign my external hard drive so that it's always F:\ drive.

I've got all my music on the external drive but sometimes, if i son;t have it turned on as the computer boots up it changes from F:\ to G:\ and this tootally screws up my iTunes library, meaning i have to import everything all over again.

This is seriously annoying so can i stop it from happening?

Cheers

 

[Dave_W]

Can't you map it as a network drive, so when its connected it always has a letter

Maybe not, but just a thought!

 

[nosluom]

if you right click on my computer mate and click on disk management im sure you can set it in there

 

[Mells]

you should be able to map it as a network drive

i.e. set it up like

\\external_disk\My_Music

Thats how I have my NAS setup in XP

Just make sure you click 'reconnect at logon' box and it will stay the same.

 

[spirez]

if you right click on my computer mate and click on disk management im sure you can set it in there

Cheers. Had a look throuhgt the options and couldn't specifically find one that does what i want to do but i did 'populate' it, if this makes any difference?

Failing this, i think i need to change my root itunes folder to the external drive as it currently looks in the c drive.

 

[Guy]

any more detail on this?

am trying to do the exact same thing to keep my windows media lirary correct..

 

[JoelDee]

Yea if you right click on my computer and go to manage

The do a disk management

In there should be your different hard drives and cd/dvd drivers, if you right click on your external hard drive and click on change drive letter and paths it will let you change the drive letter in there

 

[Guy]

will it be the same everytime i plug it in though?