Below are the steps on how you can view the label (name) of a drive on your computer.
Windows users
Press the Windows key, type My Computer, and then press Enter.
In My Computer (This PC for Windows 8 and up), each drive name precedes the drive letter. For example, in the image below, Primary Drive is the name of the C: drive.
Windows users
MS-DOS and Windows command line users.
You can right-click a drive icon and select Properties to display and change its name.
MS-DOS and Windows command line users
Change to the drive letter you want to change.
How to change drives in MS-DOS and Windows command line.
Once you’re in the drive, type label, and press Enter.
Related information
- Hard drive help and support.
- How to change a drive letter.
- How to rename or label a disk drive.
- Hard drive help and support.
- See the label command page for further information and other options on this command.
- See our drive definition for further information and related links.
