However, if you have multiple internal storage drives or disk partitions, you may find your Windows folder on a different drive, such as " D: ", " E: " or " F: ".In the case you’re trying to rename a file stored on a read-only CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Right click on an empty space, click/tap on New and Text Document, then rename this file autorun. Let’s change the label on the internal hard drive to “HTG Rules.Now the Y: drive is "mapped" directly to the folder. Select a new drive from the list and Click OK to save the changes. I can copy, move, create, and delete them. I know it was my mistake uploading files with diacritics (not supported signs). Right-click on This PC or My Computer and click on Manage. Files you have deleted are still remain on your external hard drive and can be recovered by 19 free data recovery softwares. To clarify, you are creating folders on the external hard drive, not the laptop's drive? I know that's what your title says, but still want to make sure.
In this case, even if your files are lost, you can retrieve them from the backup. Right click the drive you want to rename and then click Rename option and then enter a new name to the selected drive Method3: Format the partition to change its volume label. If you want to rename a folder right click or on the Mac hold down the ctrl key and click the mouse, then select “rename”. Give the file a new name and try to open it again to see if it can open. After doing this, we were successfully able to rename folders. Right-click the user folder you want to rename. Both local disk drives show in My Computer.