CLI way to hide a partition without installing 3rd party program.
1. Open run and type diskpart.
2. Then type "list volume". It will show u a list of volume/partition in your HDD. Example below.
» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «
3. Identify which volume to hide. (Important)
4. Type "select volume <insert no. of volume you want to hide>". Eg: I want to hide Volume 1, so i type "select volume 1".
5. Volume 1 is currently assigned to letter C, so to hide it i type "remove letter C".
6. The partition is now hidden. Profit.
7. To unhide it, repeat the same process but instead of removing the letter, u need to type "assign letter <insert letter>" and restart your system.
GUI way to hide partition without installing 3rd part program.
1. Click Start and type "diskmgmt.msc" in your start menu
2. Right click on partition that you want to hide and select Change Drive Letter and Paths.
3. Click Remove to remove the drive letter and click OK. Profit?
4. To unhide it, u need to click Add instead of Remove and select which letter you want the partition to have.
Using 3rd party program
1. Download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition
2. Open MiniTool Partition Wizard Home.
3. Right click on the partition you want to hide. Go to Modify > Hide Partition. Then click Apply.
Too unhide just select Modify > Unhide Partition instead and reboot your system.
This post has been edited by Acid_RuleZz: Jun 20 2011, 03:51 AM
Jun 19 2011, 06:34 PM

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