How to Look Up the Flash Drive in DOS

Looking up the Flash drive in DOS is easy once you find out what drive letter your flash drive is on. Also you will need to how to access the DOS command program. Navigating and changing directories in DOS is simple after learning a few key commands.

Instructions

1. Find out the drive letter your flash drive has been assigned to. Right-click on "Start" and choose "Explore." Direct your attention to the list of drives under the Local Disk C: directory. Your drive may be located on drive letters ranging from "D" to "G," depending on how many drives are installed in your computer. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will speculate that the drive letter for the flash drive is "F." You will need to substitute the drive letter that your flash drive is actually on later in this tutorial.

2. Find the DOS Command program. Go to "Start" and choose "Run." In the window that comes up, type in "cmd" (all lower case and no spaces) and click on "OK." You will most likely need to change to the C: directory upon starting the DOS command program.

3. Change to the C: directory. Type in "cd\" (all lower case no spaces). You will now be in the C: directory. You should see the characters "C:>" on the DOS command program.

4. Change to the drive letter of the flash drive. Type in "f:" (all lower case and no spaces). To see the files on your flash drive, type in "dir" (all lowercase no spaces). The "dir" command will display the contents of the flash drive. This will show you the list of files for the drive letter you are accessing.

Tips & Warnings

• Be careful when typing in the DOS command program, as you can alter your computer forever.

Resources

• TND