SOLVED Can't cd to D: in Command Window

[jrsyangl]

I have a Dell T1600, W7 pro 64. In the Windows Command window, I can not cd from the C: directory to the anything in the D: directory, which is on a different disk. I can do a dir of it and it shows up in Windows Explorer. Any help would be appreciated.
Lou

 

[clifford_cooley]

I'm not sure why you would be having issues. Nothing has changed with how CD command works within command-line interface. If it once worked for you, it should still work for you now.

Try this:

• Place the folder path in quotes. The quotes are important if any of your folder levels include a space.
• The path string is not case sensitive, so capitalization is not important.

Example:

• D:\
• CD "D:\Data Storage"

Question, are you viewing D when changing the directory. If you are not viewing D then it would appear nothing has happened.

 

[jrsyangl]

Clifford,
Thanks for your reply. This is what I am doing:
C:\>cd D:
D:\
C:\>
The D:\ appears but I am still at the C: prompt. Using quotes does not change things. The only thing that I can recall that I have changed lately are permissions, but I made them less restrictive, not more.
Lou

 

[clifford_cooley]

To change drives, don't use the CD command. The CD command is for changing the directory path.

Type "C:" for C drive.
Type "D:" for D drive.

Once the drive you want is showing use the CD command to change directories.

Example:

• D:\
• CD "D:\Data Storage"

The first line of my example takes you to D drive.
The next line then changes the directory path.

 

[jrsyangl]

How Dumb Of Me(HDOM?). My only excuse is I have been working with Cygwin and that Linux like environment permits cding to a different drive. Thank you VERY much for your help.
Lou

 

[clifford_cooley]

I didn't think it was a dumb question.

Navigation from command-line is slowly becoming a lost technique. Only the old farts and computer gurus, know how to use DOS commands these days.

I would give anyone a plus for attempting to keep DOS alive.

 

[jrsyangl]

... Only the old farts and computer gurus,...
I qualify as the former, not the latter.
Lou

 

[Ace]

You don't need the current directory identifier/parameter when locating to a new drive.

Example:

D:

That will move you to the drive allocated with the drive letter D.

Use the cd\ command line to navigate to the root of the current drive.