Can I have drives after "Z" ? I'm running out of letters!

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Hi

I have currently have 3 physical internal drives divided into numerous
partitions, 2 x DVD-RW's, 2 external drives + card readers.

I've now only got "Y" left available. But I want to create some new
partitions.

Is there a way to go beyond "Z"?

Thanks for any info

Ian

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"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Ian Roberts <sorry@NOSPAM.com> wrote
>
>> I have currently have 3 physical internal drives divided into numerous
>> partitions,
>
> That is your problem. Makes no sense to do that.

"Makes no sense" according to what criteria?

>> 2 x DVD-RW's, 2 external drives + card readers.
>
>> I've now only got "Y" left available. But I want to create some new
>> partitions.
>
> Mad.
>
>> Is there a way to go beyond "Z"?
>
> Yes, a decent modern OS doesnt even
> use drive letters if you dont want them.

A modern OS such as????

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Ian Roberts <sorry@NOSPAM.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Ian Roberts <sorry@NOSPAM.com> wrote

>>> I have currently have 3 physical internal drives divided into numerous
>>> partitions,

>> That is your problem. Makes no sense to do that.

> "Makes no sense" according to what criteria?

Any sensible criteria.

It makes a lot more sense to use folder trees instead
of separate partitions. With separate partitions the free
space gets scattered amoungst the partitions on a
particular physical drive, its hard to get the sizes right
since the best size changes over time, and awkward to adjust
partition sizes later, and dangerous to the data in them too.

You get to use sensible names for folder trees, so you
dont have to try to remember what letter has been used
when you have used everything down to Z etc.

And with a dinosaur OS like Win9x and ME, the letters
change when you change the physical drives too.

>>> 2 x DVD-RW's, 2 external drives + card readers.

>>> I've now only got "Y" left available. But I want to create some new
>>> partitions.

>> Mad.

>>> Is there a way to go beyond "Z"?

>> Yes, a decent modern OS doesnt even
>> use drive letters if you dont want them.

> A modern OS such as????

Any of the NT/2K/XP family and Linux etc.