In order to hide a disk in the system, you will need to select it and perform some actions on it. The process will be described using the example of the Windows operating system and the local drive D. There are several ways to hide a drive from the system (from the My Computer folder).
Necessary
- - computer
- - programs
Instructions
Step 1
In order to hide a specific local or removable drive, but leave it possible to work with it without installing additional programs, but only by editing the registry, you should first open the "Run" application. This can be done from the Start menu or by the Win + R key combination. Enter the “Regedit” command here without parentheses. Next, look for the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer section, where we create the DWORD parameter. Further, depending on which drive you want to hide, assign it the appropriate value, for example, for drive C it is 4, for drive D it is 8, for drive E it is 16, etc. To hide all drives, set the DWORD value to 67108863.
Step 2
One of the easiest ways to hide a drive is to use XP Tweaker and similar programs. To hide the desired drives, go to the Protection tab, then Explorer, and then select the "Hide drives in Explorer" function. This program performs all the functions described in paragraph 1, and will be very useful for beginners.
Step 3
There is another way to hide a disk from Explorer - delete its letter and mount it as a simple folder somewhere in a secluded place. This opportunity is opened through the use of the "Disk Management" service, which can be accessed by right-clicking on the "My Computer" icon and selecting "Manage". Then you just need to select the drive you need, right-click and delete the drive letter. Then all that remains is to mount this disk into a certain folder known only to you.
