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Creating a new drive letter can be very useful when working with deep folder hierarchies as well as when working with projects copied from another system, for example, where some drives/paths may be (for whate

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The following simple script (which can be added to the startup folder and/or left as a shortcut on the desktop), allows a virtual drive to be toggled on and off. When using a shortcut on the desktop, to avoid the customary flash of the DOS window opening, select the shortcut properties and change the "Run:" option to "Minimized."

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