What Is a Mounted Drive A mounted drive is a self-contained unit of storage that is administered by an
NTFS file system. You can use Disk Management to mount a local drive to any
empty folder on a local NTFS volume rather than to a drive letter. This method
is similar to creating a shortcut that points to a disk partition or volume.
Mounting a drive to a folder allows you to use an intuitive name for the folder,
such as Program Data. Users can then save their documents in the Program
Data folder rather than to a drive letter.
When you mount a local drive to an empty folder on an NTFS volume, Disk
Management assigns a path rather than a letter to the drive. Mounted drives are
not subject to the 26-drive limit that is imposed by drive letters, so you can use
mounted drives to access more than 26 drives on your computer. Windows
Server 2003 ensures that drive paths retain their association to the drive, so you
can add or rearrange storage devices without causing the drive path to fail.
By using mounted drives, you can unify into one logical file system disparate
file systems such as NTFS 5.0, a 16-bit FAT file system, an ISO-9660 file
system on a CD-ROM drive, and so on. Neither users nor applications need
information about the volume on which a specific file resides. A complete path
provides all the information they need to locate a specified file. You can
rearrange volumes, substitute volumes, or subdivide one volume into many
volumes without requiring users or applications to change settings
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