How to mount drive or folder in empty NTFS folder

[alan_b]

I can use BAT scripts to create (and cancel) folder junctions etc with access to other drives / partitions that have a Drive Letter.

How can I do something similar if the drive has no Letter ?

I suspect that DiskPart might provide one solution,
but /? gives little guidance and I fear that launching DiskPart might be like jumping into a racing car without knowing how to use the brakes

Regards
Alan

[foxidrive]

Mountvol?

[aGerman]

To be honest I don't understand what exactly you're looking for
Something like SUBST or FSUTIL HARDLINK CREATE

Regards
aGerman

[alan_b]

@Foxidrive
Thanks
I think I can use that.

Will it punish me if I make a mistake, or will it just give an error message ?
e.g.
MOUNTVOL C:\Extra\Data \\?\Volume{2F6DEEDC-13C1-41A9-A83A-023AEEDE7750}\My Music\
or
MOUNTVOL C:\Extra\Data\ \\?\Volume{2F6DEEDC-13C1-41A9-A83A-023AEEDE7750}\My Music\

Am I allowed to target the folder "My Music", or do I have to mount at the root ?
Would I need quotes around "My Music" ?

If there was no "C:\Extra\Data\" :-
would it be helpful and create that and then Mount the volume ?
Or will it simply give an obscure error message ?
Or will something bad happen

@aGerman
I have used SUBST to pretend a folder on partition E:\ is Drive X:\
BUT if there is no letter allocated to E:\ I do not see how SUBST will work unless it can use
\\?\Volume{2F6DEEDC-13C1-41A9-A83A-023AEEDE7750}

I know even less about FSUTIL, but am willing to learn

Incidentally. I would be interested in exploring any other possibilities that give access to a partition without a letter.

Regards
Alan

[foxidrive]

Will it punish me if I make a mistake, or will it just give an error message ?
e.g.
MOUNTVOL C:\Extra\Data \\?\Volume{2F6DEEDC-13C1-41A9-A83A-023AEEDE7750}\My Music\
or
MOUNTVOL C:\Extra\Data\ \\?\Volume{2F6DEEDC-13C1-41A9-A83A-023AEEDE7750}\My Music\

Am I allowed to target the folder "My Music", or do I have to mount at the root ?
Would I need quotes around "My Music" ?

I don't know the answers. I suspect quotes might be needed.
Creating the folder before hand is needed in the GUI in XP so it might be needed in mountvol too.

[alan_b]

Thanks

Regards
Alan

[trebor68]

The correct command is:
MOUNTVOL path VolumeName

MOUNTVOL C:\Extra\Data\ \\?\Volume{2F6DEEDC-13C1-41A9-A83A-023AEEDE7750}\

The path "C:\Extra\Data\" will not create with this command. The folder must be create before you use MOUNTVOL.
The VolumeName is valid only for one computer. The same USB drive on another computer has a different VolumeName.

The access to the folder "My Music" is now: "C:\Extra\Data\My Music\"

Example for a command: DIR "C:\Extra\Data\My Music\"