Windows 7: Pin an external drive to the taskbar

reasoner · 14 Jul 2010

I regularly access an external drive, and would like to pin the external drive to the task bar - tried but can't.

Any work around for this?

thanks - bruce

severedsolo · 14 Jul 2010

Hi reasoner. You can't pin it to the Taskbar, as it is actually a folder in Windows Explorer.

What you can do though, is Pin it to your Explorer Jumplist

To do this:
Plug the External HDD in
Open Computer (Start>Computer)
Drag the HDD's Icon onto the Explorer Icon it will say "pin to Explorer"
Now if you right click the Explorer Icon it will be at the very top

strollin · 14 Jul 2010

Another option is to create a toolbar just for that drive.

How to Pin or Unpin a Drive to the Windows 7 Taskbar

Right-click on the Taskbar, select Toolbars->New toolbar... On the browse window that pops up, highlight the drive, click Select Folder and a toolbar will appear on the right-hand side of the taskbar. You can then have access to the drive or any of its folders right from the taskbar.

reasoner · 14 Jul 2010

Two great suggestions. Much appreciated.

reasoner

severedsolo · 14 Jul 2010

Your welcome

Problem Solved?

Ganjafreak420 · 21 Jul 2010

Thanks for the info guys. I've actually created a desktop shortcut so I didn't quite need this.

Windows 7: Pin an external drive to the taskbar

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