What is the Map Command?:
The map command is a Recovery Console command used to display all drive letters, partition sizes, file system types, and relationships to actual physical hard drives on your computer.
Map Command Syntax:
map [arc]
arc = This option instructs the map command to show drive path information in the ARC format.
Map Command Examples:
map
In the above example, typing the map command will display a list of all drive partitions and corresponding drive letters, file systems, and physical locations.
The output might look like this:
C: NTFS 120254MB \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
D: \Device\CdRom0
map arc
Typing the map command with the arc option as shown here will display a list similar to the first one, but the partition locations will instead be shown in the ARC format.
The information for the C: drive might look like this:
C: NTFS 120254MB multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)
Map Command Availability:
The map command is only available from within the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Map Related Commands:
The map command is often used with many other Recovery Console commands, including the fixmbr command and the fixboot command.
