The vol command displays the volume information of a designated drive.

Availability

Vol is an internal command that is available in the following Microsoft operating systems.

  • Availability

  • Vol syntax

  • Vol examples

  • All Versions of MS-DOS

  • Windows 95

  • Windows 98

  • Windows ME

  • Windows NT

  • Windows 2000

  • Windows XP

  • Windows Vista

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 8

  • Windows 10

  • Windows 11

Vol syntax

Displays the disk volume label and serial number, if they exist.

VOL [drive:]

Vol examples

vol c:

Display the volume of drive c: as shown in the example below.

Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 1C24-AB20

  • See our volume definition for further information and related links on this term.