The C: Drive or root volume in AWS Workspaces cannot be seen if you open File Explorer.
This post will show how you can access the C: Drive when it is not shown.
If you want the C: Drive to be shown permanently then reading my post about it here will help.
Below are three ways you can access the C: Drive.
To access C: Drive with Windows File Explorer, go to the address bar and enter C:. This will bring you to the C: Drive.
If you have been using AWS Workspaces then you might have noticed that the C: Drive cannot be seen when you open Windows File Explorer.
The reason why the C: Drive is hidden in Workspaces is because it is the root volume. Users are discouraged from storing files in the root volume because when you need to Rebuild a workspace any changes that you made in the C: Drive will be wiped out. Only the D: Drive or the User Volume will be restored to what its previous snapshot.
There are some use cases when you need to access the C: Drive. It might also be possible that you just want to have the C: Drive visible.
Follow the steps below to make the C: Drive visible in Windows File Explorer in your Amazon Workspaces.
Click on Search icon and type regedit. Then click on regedit.
