All these media readers contribute to the drive letters clutter in your computer. The below image was captured from a modern Dell computer.
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How to Declutter
To solve this issue, will use the ability of modern Windows OSs to mount drives in folders (instead of assigning letters).
Step 1. Create a folder for each media read you have in your computer / monitor.
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Step 2. Right-click on My Computer icon (located on the desktop) and select Manage.
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Step 3. Computer Management opens. Locate here Disk Management.
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Step 4. Right click on a drive and select Change Drive Letter and Paths...
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Step 5. Remove default letter and select one of the folders you created at step 1.
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From now on, when you’ll want to access a media-reader you’ll just navigate to the corresponding folder. No more drive letters and/or clutter.
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