Network shares might be a good option to use. The location (the URL) doesn't
change if the drive letter changes.
I don't know if your backup software can do network URL addresses, but if it
does, then that could solve your problem.
"pbl" <pblnews@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have 5 USB devices (2 external drives, 1 flash drive, one CF card
> reader, and 1 Sony walkman) that when connected score a drive letter. My
> problem is that the drive letters change depending on the order in which
> the devices are connected (the first one plugged in gets drive F, then G,
> etc). This causes a headache for my backup software SyncBackPro, where I
> have schemes set up for my two external hard drives based on drive
> letters. I can change the drive letters in Disk Management (Vista
> Ultimate) but that only sticks while that device is connected. For
> instance, if I unplug my primary backup drive G and connect my flash
> drive, the flash drive would then become G. Is there any way of
> permanently locking a particular device to a particular drive letter?