Reference number: CH000532

How to rename or label a disk drive.

Issue:

How to rename or label a disk drive.

Answers:

Windows 3.x and MS-DOS users

To change the name of a disk drive from a MS-DOS prompt, type the below text; substitute "yourname" for what you wish to name the drive.

label c: yourname

The above example will rename your C: drive to yourname. Substituting the c for any other drive letter will rename that drive. 

Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP users

1. Open My Computer.
2. From My Computer, right-click the drive you wish to rename and click Properties.
3. Within the Properties window, type the new name in the "Label" box and click ok.

Note: Microsoft Windows users can also use the above MS-DOS steps to change the name of their drive.

Additional information:

• See our MS-DOS label command page for additional information about this command.
• See our volume label dictionary definition for additional information about this term as well as related terms.