4 Ways to Hide or Show Partitions in Windows Server

Why Hide and Unhide Partition on Windows Server?

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On a computer, the hidden space might contain personal files, projects, games, and so on. For enterprise users, the materials to be concealed are likely to involve data storage, applications, and communications.

Note: The methods in this guide also work for Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7. None of your data will be removed. If you hide an external drive and unplug it to connect to another computer, it will become visible on the other PC. You can re-hide it if necessary.

This article will show you how to easily hide or unhide partitions on your hard drive. After doing this, the partition will not show up in the Windows File Explorer.

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#1 How to Use Disk Management to Hide a Partition

You can hide a partition with a few quick steps using the built-in Disk Management tool in Windows, but be careful not to delete your partition by mistake.

Step 1. Press the Windows + R keys, type diskmgmt.msc, and hit Enter. Or, right-click the Start button and select Disk Management from the menu.

Step 2: Right-click on the partition you want to hide and select "Change drive letter and paths…"

Step 3: When prompted to “Change the drive letter and paths for X,” select the partition and click on the “Delete” button.

Step 4: Click OK to confirm.

Hide partition using Disk Management

The partition is currently hidden and unreadable. To find and access it, continue reading to unhide the partition in Disk Management.

How to Show Hidden Partitions on Windows Server:

Step 1. Open Disk Management on your computer (see above for instructions).

Step 2: Right-click the unallocated space and select Change drive letter and paths...

Step 3: Click the Add... button.

Step 4: Assign a drive letter, then click OK.

2 - How to Hide or Show Hard Disk Partitions Using Group Policy Editor

Step 1. Press Windows + R to open the "Run" box. Type gpedit.msc, and click OK.

Step 2: Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer. In the right pane, click Hide specified drives in My Computer.

Step 3. Click on Enable, and then choose the options to set the restricted disk.

Notice: Some users have reported that the options to hide drives only include A, B, C, and D. If you need to hide other drives that are not A, B, C, or D, try using Disk Management or other third-party software.

Step 4: Click Apply > OK.

Go back to "This PC," right-click, and select "Refresh." Your partition should now be hidden.

Unhide from Group Policy Editor:

Step 1: Open the Group Policy Editor again and navigate to User Configuration > Windows Components > File Explorer. Select the "Hide specified drives in My Computer" option.

Step 2: Expand the Options box, and select Do not limit the drive.

Step 3: Click Apply > OK.

3 - Hide or Unhide Hard Disk Partitions with Partition Master Tool

With only 4 simple steps, an amazing software – Partition Master Tool, can hide or unhide partition with only 3 steps. All operations can be previewed before you decide to execute. No need to worry about selecting the wrong partition, this disk hiding tool will prompt you immediately.

Give this free software a try:

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The detailed steps to hide or show partitions are as follows:

Option 1 - Hidden Partition

- Right-click on the partition and select "Advanced." Choose "Hide" from the drop-down menu. - A notification window will appear. Read the instructions, then click "Yes" to proceed. - Click the "Perform 1 Task" button in the upper-left corner. Then, click "Apply" to hide your partition.

Option 2 - Show hidden partitions

• Right-click the partition you want to view and access, and select "Advanced." From the drop-down menu, choose "Unhide."
• Read the warning message, then click "Yes" to proceed.
• Click the "Execute 1 Task" button in the top-left corner. Review the pending action, then click "Apply" to unhide the partition in Windows 11/10/8/7.

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4 - Hiding and Showing Partitions on Windows Server with CMD

Step 1: Type “cmd” in the search box, right-click on it, and select “Run as administrator.”

Step 2. Type the following command and press Enter.

List the volume

Select volume *

Delete the asterisk (*) symbol, which represents the partition you want to hide.

Display hidden partitions via CMD:

Open the Command Prompt and enter the command:

List the volume

Select volume *

Assigning letters*

Exit

Final Thoughts

In this tutorial, we introduced four methods to hide secret files on a Windows server computer. Using the AOMEI Partition Assistant tool is the easiest way to protect your materials.