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title: "Mount and Unmount a Partition in Windows"
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date: 2020-10-24T18:50:31+05:30
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keywords: [mount diskpart mountvol partition]
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categories: [windows]
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Open elevated Command Prompt by hitting **Win+R > cmd > Ctrl+Shift+Enter > Yes**.
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## Using DiskPart
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Type in `diskpart` and hit Enter.
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Next, enter `list vol`. It will list all drives and partitions.
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Note the volume number of the desired partition and enter `sel vol <volume number>`.
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### Mount
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Assign it a drive letter currently not in use. It can be done by entering `assign letter = <letter>`. If you see **DiskPart assigned the drive letter or mount point**, then the partition mounted successfully.
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{{% center %}}
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{{% figure src="/img/diskpart.png" title="This is what it looks like on my laptop" alt="Screenshot of diskpart with the above mentioned operations" %}}
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{{% /center %}}
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Leave diskpart by typing `exit`. Now you can use it as normal from File Explorer. Enter `start <letter>:` to open the partition in File Explorer. Do not forget the colon (:).
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### Unmount
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Enter `remove letter = <letter>` in diskpart. If you get **DiskPart successfully removed the drive letter or mount point**, then it unmounted successfully.
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## Using mountvol
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### Mount
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Enter `mountvol`. It will list all connected volumes with their UUID. Copy the UUID and mount it to a mount point by entering `mounvol <mount point> <UUID>`. Now you should be able to open it as normal from File Explorer. To do it, enter `start <mount point>`.
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{{% center %}}
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{{% figure src="/img/mountvol.png" title="On my laptop it looks like this" alt="Screenshot of mountvol with the above mentioned operations" %}}
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{{% /center %}}
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### Unmount
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Enter `mountvol <mount point> /P`. It should unmount the partition.
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## Next Step
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Take care.
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