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.