How to use a computer disk as if it were a folder in Windows 11

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If you are one of those who have several disks on your computer, surely on some occasion you have made a mistake when looking for a file and that the way to differentiate them (by letters) is not the most intuitive possible. Well, we are going to show you how to change this by mounting these in Windows 11 as if it were a folder and, therefore, everything will be much easier. By doing this, for example, you will be able to use much more descriptive names than a simple letter. Thus, for example, in which you have the photos you can call it in this way. And, thus, you can do the same with the one for games, work data and even with the one you have for music. Therefore, doing what we are going to indicate is very effective so that you have everything much more organized. Of course, on the disk where the operating system is (the one with the letter C), it is better not to touch it. So you can mount the disks as folders in Windows 11 This is what you have to do to achieve the goal. And, as you’re about to see, it’s nothing complicated or dangerous… so you shouldn’t be afraid of losing information at any time. These are the steps you have to take: Open the Windows settings in the usual way (for example, using the Win + I key combination), Now access the section called Storage that is inside System. In it, you have to click on Advanced storage settings. Among the options that you will see on the screen, click on Disks and volumes and locate the one you want to use as if it were a folder. Select it and then on the Properties button. Then use the “+” option in the Paths section. Use Browse to choose the drive to use as a folder or select a specific one (you can create one) for it. Click on Accept. You have finished and these steps can be repeated as many times as necessary, and with different disks that you have in the computer without the slightest problem -everything you have done is reversible-. By the way, what we have indicated you can also do with external drives, so the usefulness of the Windows 11 process we are talking about is very great and, best of all, very beneficial for the use of a Windows 11 computer. Therefore, we recommend that you at least give it a try when mounting disks as folders in Microsoft’s operating system. >