Is there any way to create an absolute/reliable path to a flash drive (name it maybe)?

I created several mail merges in M.S. Word that rely on an absolute path -
My plug-in flash drive adopts a variable drive letter so i can't rely on it

Is there any way to create an absolute/reliable path to a flash drive (name
it maybe?)

"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
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>I created several mail merges in M.S. Word that rely on an absolute path -
>My plug-in flash drive adopts a variable drive letter so i can't rely on it
>
> Is there any way to create an absolute/reliable path to a flash drive
> (name it maybe?)

I doubt it. A person coud own hundreds of removable drives/camera flash
cards/thumb drives/etc. With only 26 drive letters available, they can't
all have unique letters. That would be like wanting separate drive letters
for every CD or DVD you put into your CD/DVD player.

-Paul Randall

Hence maybe naming


"Paul Randall" <> wrote in message
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> "JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
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>>I created several mail merges in M.S. Word that rely on an absolute path -
>>My plug-in flash drive adopts a variable drive letter so i can't rely on
>>it
>>
>> Is there any way to create an absolute/reliable path to a flash drive
>> (name it maybe?)
>
> I doubt it. A person coud own hundreds of removable drives/camera flash
> cards/thumb drives/etc. With only 26 drive letters available, they can't
> all have unique letters. That would be like wanting separate drive
> letters for every CD or DVD you put into your CD/DVD player.
>
> -Paul Randall
>

JethroUK© wrote:
> I created several mail merges in M.S. Word that rely on an absolute
> path - My plug-in flash drive adopts a variable drive letter so i
> can't rely on it
> Is there any way to create an absolute/reliable path to a flash drive
> (name it maybe?)

Not automatically. But after you plug in the drive you can change its drive
letter:

- Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and choose Manage.
- Click the Disk Management icon in the tree.
- Right-click the rectangle in the lower right window that represents the
flash drive.
- Choose "Change drive letter and paths".
- Select the drive letter used in the mail merge, assuming it's available.

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