identify hard disks

[frankdarwin]

Hello,
how can I find out on which physical hard disk a specific windows 10 directory is installed?

Frank

[Sneha_01]

Hi @frankdarwin 

Welcome to HP Support Community.

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you.

To find out on which physical hard disk a specific Windows 10 directory is installed, you can use several methods. Here's how you can identify the physical hard disk where a particular directory or folder is located:

Method 1: Using File Explorer and Properties

Open File Explorer and navigate to the specific directory or folder you want to check (e.g., C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents).

Right-click on the directory or folder and select Properties.

In the Properties window, under the General tab, you will see the Location of the folder. This is typically the drive letter, such as C:\ or D:\.

• The drive letter tells you which physical disk the folder is on. For example:
  • C:\ indicates it is located on the drive that is typically the primary system drive.
  • D:\ or other letters could indicate secondary drives.

Method 2: Using Disk Management

If you want to know which physical disk a drive letter corresponds to, you can use Disk Management:

Press Windows Key + X and select Disk Management.

In Disk Management, you will see a list of all physical disks (like Disk 0, Disk 1, etc.) and their partitions.

Check the drive letters assigned to each disk partition. For example, if your C drive is listed as Disk 0, then all directories under C:\ are located on Disk 0.

The Disk Management window shows physical disks and their partitions. You can identify the physical disk by looking at the Disk 0, Disk 1, etc., and which letter is assigned to each disk.

Method 3: Using Command Prompt and wmic Command

You can also use the Command Prompt to find out the disk and partition details:

Open Command Prompt as an administrator (search for cmd in the Start menu, right-click it, and select Run as Administrator).

Type the following command to get detailed disk information:wmic logicaldisk get deviceid, volumename, description

I hope this helps.

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[frankdarwin]

Hello,
thank you for the very detailed answer!
Unfortunately, this is not what I want to know.
My question is:
How do I find the hard disk on which the partition “/D” is located in the case of the computer?

Frank

[Sneha_01]

Hi @frankdarwin,

I hope this helps.

To find the hard disk where the partition labeled /D is located on your computer, you can follow these steps based on the operating system you're using.

For Windows (Using Command Prompt):

Open Command Prompt:

• Press Win + R, type cmd, and hit Enter.

Use the diskpart Tool:

• Type diskpart and press Enter. This will launch the Disk Partition tool.

List Available Disks:

• In diskpart, type the following command and press Enter: list disk
  list disk
   
• This will show all the disks available on your system (Disk 0, Disk 1, etc.).

List Partitions:

• To see the partitions on each disk, type:(Replace X with the number of the disk you want to check, e.g., select disk 0).
• Then type: select disk X
   
• This will list all the partitions on the selected disk.

Identify the Partition:

• Look through the listed partitions and find the one labeled /D or something similar to identify its location.

Check the Volume:

• You can also use the following command to check the volumes and identify the drive letters: list volume
   
• This will show the volume labels and their corresponding drive letters, helping you locate /D.

I hope this helps.

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[frankdarwin]

No, that still doesn't solve my problem. Am I expressing myself so badly, or is the translation from German to English so bad?

I have 4 HDs installed in the PC case. I need to find out on which of these 4 HDs my drive /D is so that I can replace this HD physical HD with a new one.