For example, a label entered asMusicwill be displayed asMusicon NTFS drives but will be displayed asMUSICon FAT drives.
Understanding Volume Label Changes
Changing the volume label is helpful to distinguish volumes from one another.
There are two ways to find the volume label in Windows, and three ways to change it.
Changing the Volume Label From Disk Management (Windows 11).
Next to each drive is a letter and name; the name is the volume label.
SeeHow to Open Disk Managementif you need help getting there.
As you’ve got the option to see, this lists the drives plugged into your machine.
Like with Disk Management, the volume label is identified next to the drive letter.
Open Disk Management and right-opt for drive you want renamed.
SeeHow to Change a Drive Letterif you’d like to do that through Disk Management.
Changing the Volume Label From Disk Management (Windows 11).
The steps are similar to changing the volume label, but not exactly the same.
It’s pretty straightforward, but definitely not as quick to do as the above methods.
Make yet another key inside that one that’s calledDefaultLabel.
Take special care to avoid spaces in this step and in Step 3.
Select theDefaultLabelkey to see its(Default)value off to the right.
Double-click or double-tap that value to open theEdit Stringwindow.
Enter whatever volume label you want, and then pressOKto save the changes.
Don’t want to restart?
Another way to make the changes show up is to restart File Explorer.
