Can I use the name of a flash drive as it's directory?

Question

I have a flash drive named "SCHOOL". In my computer, it's registered as the F: drive. Instead of pointing to the F: drive, as it'd be different on any other computer, could I just point towards a drive named "SCHOOL" instead?

If I couldn't do this, is there a way I could always point towards this flash drive no matter how many storage devices are plugged into my computer?

are you asking `how to do this in java` or what ? – Sage Oct 02 '13 at 23:26 — Sage, Oct 02 '13 at 23:26
Yes, I'm asking to do this in Java. – EpicBlargh Oct 02 '13 at 23:43 — EpicBlargh, Oct 02 '13 at 23:43
I was waiting for your reply. Check my answer now – Sage Oct 02 '13 at 23:48 — Sage, Oct 02 '13 at 23:48

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 02 '13 at 23:17

It is not possible. The only way I can think of is using some sort of a bat file / java class and identify each drive by name by checking out all available drive letters.

You can get all root directories (drive letters in windows) using:

File [] drives = File.listRoots());

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 02 '13 at 23:46

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Well Not directly but possible as following:

FileSystemView fsv = FileSystemView.getFileSystemView();
File[] roots = File.listRoots();
File fDrive;
for(File f : roots)
{
  String displayName = fsv.getSystemDisplayName(f);
  System.out.println(displayName);
  if(displayName.indexOf("SCHOOL") != -1)
  {
    fDrive = f;
    break;

  }
}

answered Oct 02 '13 at 23:46

Sage

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Perfect. Thank you so much for this! It worked exactly as expected, and I have my program working. MUCH appreciated! – EpicBlargh Oct 03 '13 at 00:42
well if you think so, mark the answer as Accepted. It will help other peoples to find the "way of doing!" – Sage Oct 03 '13 at 01:05

Can I use the name of a flash drive as it's directory?

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