File systems developed by Microsoft Corporation (FAT16, FAT32, NTFS) can contain a small chunk (16 characters) of descriptive information called a volume label. Typically, the label is only needed to more accurately identify the partition or media by the user. But some utilities, such as format, require you to enter it in order to confirm the actions performed on the section. Therefore, it often makes sense to change the volume label to a meaningful and memorable value.
Necessary
Administrator rights if the volume is not located on a removable device
Instructions
Step 1
Open the My Computer folder window. To do this, double-click the left mouse button on the shortcut with the appropriate name located on the desktop, or right-click on it and select the "Open" item in the context menu displayed after that.
Step 2
In the My Computer window, find the item corresponding to the one you want to re-label. Highlight the found item.
For a more convenient search in conditions when the "My Computer" window is largely filled with heterogeneous elements (folders of shared documents and documents of the current user, shortcuts to removable media, local hard drives and mounted network drives, etc.), it may make sense switch the content display mode to the "Table" view. Then it is worth sorting by the "Name" column.
Step 3
Open the properties dialog of the selected volume. To do this, right-click on the element selected in the previous step. The context menu will be displayed. Click in it on the item "Properties".
Step 4
Change the volume label. In the "Properties" dialog that appears, switch to the "General" tab. Enter the new label value in the text box at the top of the tab. Commit the changes made by clicking the "Apply" button in the dialog.
Step 5
Close the properties dialog. Click on the OK button.
Step 6
Verify that the volume label was changed correctly. Open the "My Computer" window, if it was closed, by performing the actions described in the first step, or switch to it. Find the shortcut of the volume for which the label was changed, as described in the second step. Make sure the label has been changed.
