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Automatically display drives in your OS X Dock or Menu

Mac

Using the small and free app Volumizer, you can have your hard drives (internal, external, flash etc) and DVD/CD drives displayed in your Dock or Menu. Keep reading for brief usage instructions and more screenshots.

volumizer displaying drives in the dock

  1. To get started, download and unzip Volumizer. Double-click Volumizer.prefPane to install it to your System Preferences. Select it from there.
  2. volumizer in other system preferences section

  3. There aren’t a lot of options – you can have your drives (Volumes) displayed in the Dock, System Menu, or both.
  4. volumizer preferences

  5. Now you drives will appear in your Dock and/or Menu. Note: external drives won’t be displayed until they’re plugged in, and CD/DVD drives won’t be displayed unless you have a disc inserted.
  6. volumizer system menu drop down
    Volumizer in the System Menu

    volumizer displaying drives in the dock
    Volumizer in the Dock

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