Mount point is a directory in a file system where additional information is logically connected from a storage location outside the operating system’s root drive or partition. You can use it to make a group of files in a file system accessible to a user or group. The mounting point can also be created when you want to specify or give a particular name to a storage location, instead of naming it as D: drive, E: drive, and so on. In this article, we would create a partition of 5 GB and make its mount point name, “Mount.”
Steps to mount a partition
Step 1: Press Windows + R from the keyboard. It would open the run interface.
Step 2: Type diskmgmt.msc and press enter. This command will open the disk management console, where management and task related to disk and storage could be performed.
Step 3: Select the C: drive, We are selecting C: drive since we need to create or shrink some space from it to create a partition. Right-click on it and select shrink volume.
Step 4: Since we require a 5GB space, so, enter the amount of space to shrink i.e. 5120 MB ~ 5 GB, and click on shrink. This would shrink some 5GB of space from C: drive.
An unallocated space of 5 GB would be created.
Step 5: Go to file explorer –> This PC –> C: drive
Step 6: Create a new folder named, “Mount” and return to disk management. We need to create the folder so that we can assign the folder as a mount point.
Step 7: Select the unallocated space right-click on it and select New Simple Volume. To create volume in the disk partition a wizard would appear.
Step 8: Select Next. To begin with the creation of a new volume.
Step 9: Select Next. Since we selected a 5GB partition, it would by default be provided with the size of the partition.
Step 10: Select the mount in the following empty NTFS folder and click on browse. We need to give the address of the mounted file.
Step 11: Select the folder created i.e. Mount and click OK.
Step 12: The location of it would be selected and clicked Next.
Step 13: Let the provided settings be by default and click Next.
Step 14: The settings review or details would appear. It would show all your settings selected and Click Finish.
Go to the original folder location and you’ll see a drive icon instead of a folder this is because the partition is mounted at the file location.