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h2. Managing VHD Volumes

You can use the *R1Soft Hyper-V VHD Explorer* to manage the Volumes within the attached VHDs.

To access Volumes, follow the instructions below.

1. [Launch the R1Soft Hyper-V VHD Explorer|http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/CDP3/Launching+Hyper-V+VHD+Explorer].

2. Select an attached VHD in the "Attached VHDs" pane.
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In the right "Volumes in..." pane, you can see the following data about existing Volumes on the selected VHD:
* *Volume*
* *Partition*
* *Drive/Path*
* *File System*
* *Capacity*
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{info:title=Tip} If the Volumes are not displayed, try to remove the Read-only attribute for the {color:blue}.vhd file{color}.
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You can perform the following operations with Volumes:
* *Mount Volume* \- See [Mounting VHD Volumes|http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/CDP3/Mounting+VHD+Volumes].
* *Change Volume's Drive Letter* \- See [Changing VHD Volume's Drive Letter|http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/CDP3/Changing+VHD+Volume%27s+Drive+Letter].
* *Unmount Volume* \- See [Unmounting VHD Volumes|http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/CDP3/Unmounting+VHD+Volumes].
* *Explore* \- See [Exploring VHD Volumes|http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/CDP3/Exploring+VHD+Volumes].{excerpt:hidden=true}Instructions on how to manage VHD volumes.{excerpt}