How to Hide Partition in Windows 10

partiție ascunsă înseamnă doar că este o partiție într-un disc pe computer care nu este vizibil pentru utilizator. Acesta nu este un defect, ci un act intenționat. Acesta este motivul pentru care există aplicații în construite pe majoritatea calculatoarelor, inclusiv cele care rulează pe Windows și Mac. Ați putea întreba de ce ar vrea cineva ar vrea să execute un proces de partiție ascunde, dar există mai multe motive bune de ce unii oameni ar dori să facă acest lucru:

Ascunde o partiție este cel mai simplu și cel mai practic mod de a păstra datele stocate în interiorul acestuia departe de oameni. Odată ce ați o partiție ascunsă, nimeni nu ar fi știut că acesta există pe computer, chiar de la cei care împarte aceeași mașină;
Acesta poate acționa ca o partiție de back-up pentru datele importante și deoarece nu este ușor accesibil, limitează posibilitatea de a deteriora;
By hiding a partition, you will indirectly increase the speed of search operation on your computer this is because the tool will skip invisible partitions; and
Users will be able to manage their partitions more effectively.

Part I – How to Hide Partition in Windows (Using Disk Management App)

For computers running on Windows, Microsoft has conveniently provide users with a disk management utility tool that is in-built within the operating system. The "Disk Management" app helps users hide partitions or make the reappear easily. To use this app to hide a partition, you will need to do the following:

Step 1. Launch the "Disk Management" tool

To start the hide partition process, launch the "Disk Management" utility function. There are two ways for you to access it:

"Start" menu: click on the "Start" key on your keyboard and type "Computer Management" to open the application.
Desktop: right-click on the "My Computer" icon and click on "Manage" from the context menu to launch the utility tool.

Step 2. Change drive letter and path

Now that you have access to the "Disk Management" application, you will be able to see the information about the drives and partitions you have on your computer. Right-click the partition that you want to hide and click "Change Drive Letter and Paths"¦" from the context menu.

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A pop-up window will appear. Click on the "Remove" button. Make sure you click on the "Yes" button to confirm that you want to hide the partition.

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Part II – How to Hide Partition in Windows 10 (Using Command Prompt)

If you are using Windows 10, it is more efficient to use the "Command Prompt" feature to hide a specific partition on your computer. It is so easy that you will only need only a couple of clicks:

Step 1. Launch "Command Prompt"

In the "Start" menu, type "cmd" and right-click on the "Command Prompt" icon. Click on "Run as Administrator" from the context menu.

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Step 2. Run the command

The "Command Prompt" window will pop up. Type the following to hide the partition that you want:

"mountvol [drive letter] /D"

Note: Replace [drive letter] with the name of the drive or partition that you want to hide. /D is the command for dismounting the drive or partition that you want.

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