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Is there an equivalent to /dev/sda in Windows, without using Cygwin or other external tools?
Luc
Posted 2017-04-29T12:28:32.590
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/dev/sda equivalent in Windows
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Yes, \\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0. Win32 programs like dd.exe should understand this (see its documentation for a few more examples), although .NET-based ones might not.
The Windows equivalent of /dev, \\?\, can be browsed using WinObj.
Most graphical disk-imaging programs just present a list of disks... use one of those.
user1686
Posted 2017-04-29T12:28:32.590
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1Thanks! Is there also one to access the drive, not just one partition? – Luc – 2017-04-29T13:14:45.660
4Partition0 is the whole drive. – user1686 – 2017-04-29T13:45:00.153
2I'd say the Windows equivalent of /dev is \Device... – user541686 – 2017-04-29T19:29:18.227
https://superuser.com/questions/974448/dev-fd0-equivalent-on-windows-writing-directly-to-tar-floppy?rq=1 seems related. Might help to give us a broader idea on why you need this. – Journeyman Geek – 2017-04-29T12:31:55.043