Configuring a Mount Point
A
mount point is a folder in a volume that acts as a pointer to the root
directory of another volume. For example, if you need to make more
storage space available to the system or boot disk, you can create a
new volume on another disk and then mount that volume in a folder in
the system volume.
This arrangement is illustrated in Figure 15.
In this scenario, the original disk capacity of the C drive is 9.18 GB.
By mounting a 3.51-GB volume in a folder named MountedVolume in C, you
are able to access more disk space through C even though you have not
changed the capacity of the disk.
You
can create a mount point in Disk Management by creating a new volume
and then choosing the option to mount the volume in an empty NTFS
folder, as shown in Figure16.
Note: Extending the system or boot volume
Because
you cannot extend a system volume onto another disk, mount points are
the only way you can make more space available to the system volume
without replacing hardware.
You
can also create a mount point for an existing volume by right-clicking
the volume and then selecting Change Drive Letter And Paths. In the
Change Drive Letter And Paths dialog box, click Change, and then choose
the option to mount the volume in an empty NFTS folder.
