/dev/sda equivalent in Windows

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Is there an equivalent to /dev/sda in Windows, without using Cygwin or other external tools?

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, Apr 29 '17 at 12:31

u1686_grawity · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-29T12:52:07.587

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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.

edited Apr 29 '17 at 12:52

answered Apr 29 '17 at 12:33

u1686_grawity

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Thanks! Is there also one to access the drive, not just one partition? – Luc Apr 29 '17 at 13:14
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`Partition0` *is* the whole drive. – u1686_grawity Apr 29 '17 at 13:45
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I'd say the Windows equivalent of `/dev` is `\Device`... – user541686 Apr 29 '17 at 19:29

/dev/sda equivalent in Windows

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