[How To] Hide or Unhide the Drive Partitions Using Run Command Prompt !

by on May 27, 2012

You might have hidden many Folders containing your Private or personal data in your computer so that nobody except you have access to that with the help of many Softwares . But How about hiding the whole partition of your Computer that too without the use of any software ? This way , You will not have to use any premium software and moreover , nobody will be able to browse your hidden partition .

How To Hide The local partiton / Local Volume of Computer ?

You need to follow some simple steps to hide the desired partition of your computer . This method will not be able to hide the partition in which your Window is installed , particularly C:/ drive where most people install their Operating System . So lets do it :

Note :

I want to hide the partition D: of my computer , so in this tutorial , I will be using Volume d . You can use your desired partition letter . Before hiding it , the partitions looked like as shown in screenshot . hide partition of computer

Step 1 :

Open the run prompt Box by pressing Win+r button or Click on start button and search run and click over it . In the run command prompt Box , Type Diskpart as shown in the screenshot and Click OK . hide partition of computer If you are using Windows 7 , then allow the application to be launched by clicking OK . You may want to read : [How To] Know If Your Computer is Male Or Female !

Step 2 :

Now you need to type list volume so as to get list of all the partitions of your computer and hit enter . hide partition of computer Now , as you will be getting the list of partitions as shown above , now you need to select the drive you want to hide from others .

Step 3 :

Type select volume d or select volume 4 and hit enter . P.S – Here , I wanted to hide the Drive D: , you may want to select another drive which you want to hide , So change the letter or no. accordingly as shown by your partition list . hide partition of computer I have already highlighted the step by step commands as well . Also read : [How To] Crack / Reset / Hack Windows Password !

Step 4 :

Now since you have selected your desired partition or drive which you want to hide , you just need to type one more command . Type Remove letter d (Where d is my partition name , you need to type yours) and hit enter . hide partition of computer You have successfully hidden your desired drive . See the Screenshot below for its working proof . hide partition of computer

How To Unhide the Hidden Partition or Drive of Your Computer using Command Prompt ?

To unhide the partition you need to follow all the steps stated above till step 3 . Then , where you typed remove letter d (or your partition name) , you need to type there assign letter d and press enter . Your drive will be unhidden . Enjoy . hide partition of computer

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Aadith June 9, 2012 at 8:09 pm

Great amandeep.It will help me hide unwanted file’s from my brother..:)
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Rajkumar Jonnala August 8, 2012 at 10:17 pm

Nice one, since we can hide the data in public computer or sharing system by performing this trick. thanks for awesome share.
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