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WinXP: mount directory as new partition? -- solved; subst

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byak

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Long story short, I've got a partition with a lot of stuff on it I can't really touch, but it has a lot of free space that I /can/ touch. Is there any way I can make a directory on the partition ("Data" or whatever) and assign it a drive letter within XP so I can use it as I would a normal partition? It would be a lot cleaner than what I'm doing now.

Thanks
 
You could maybe map some of it as a network drive, although I think those may be limited to 2GB (mine is, for some reason).
 
The problem with mapping it as a network drive is that it needs to be a network resource. Which means I have to share it 🙁 The XP "secure" sharing mode is an absolute pain in the ass to use, and I don't want it publicly shared (as it would be with the "simple" sharing that I'm using right now.)

Maybe I'm just being too picky.
 
Ahh, I figured it out.

subst G: Z:\data


C:\>subst /?
Associates a path with a drive letter.

SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path]
SUBST drive1: /D

drive1: Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a path.
[drive2:]path Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to
a virtual drive.
/D Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.

Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives.
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