List Hard Drives using Command Prompt

If you need to simply list the drives, you may use WMIC.  Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows-based operating systems. Open a command prompt, and type the following command: Press Enter and you will see the list of Drives. You can also use the following parameter:

Using the following will display Device ID and volume name as well: Windows also includes an additional command-line tool for file, system and disk management, called Fsutil. This utility helps you list files, change the short name of a file, find files by SID’s (Security Identifier) and perform other complex tasks.  You can also use fsutil to display drives. Use the following command: It will show mapped drives too. You can also use diskpart to get a list of drives along with some more details. The  Diskpart utility can do everything that the Disk Management console can do, and more! It’s invaluable for scriptwriters or anyone who simply prefers working at a command prompt. Open CMD and type diskpart. Next use the following command:

You will see that the console displays the Volume number and letter, label, formatting type, partition type, size, status, and other information.

List Hard Drives using PowerShell

To display drives using PowerShell, type powershell in the same CMD windows and hit Enter. This will open a PowerShell window. Now use the following command:

Hope this helps. Now see how you can get a list of all Device Drivers using Command Prompt.

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