I am on Windows 10.

What I am trying to do is load Adobe Dreamweaver extensions via the command line on Windows. I want to navigate to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Extension Manager CSx\

I am following the instructions here.

If I choose Command Prompt (Admin) I get C:\Windows\system32>

If I choose Command Prompt only I get C:\Users\USER>

How do I get to C:\

This is what is happening. See screen recording

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3 Answers

Typing cd \ will move you from any folder on the drive to the root folder of that drive.

If you're in C:\Windows\System32, type cd \ and press Enter to move to C:\.

If the path has spaces, enclose it in double-quotes. So, in your case, from C:\Users\YourName, type cd "\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Extension Manager CSx\" and then Enter.

Other useful options:

Typing cd .. will move you up one level from the current directory (for instance, from C:\Windows\System32 to C:\Windows

Typing cd \newfolder will move you to a new folder relative to the drive root (for example, from C:\Windows\System32 to C:\Users\YourName, type cd \Users\YourName).

Typing cd /d d:\temp will change drives and directories in one operation (for instance, from C:\Users to D:\temp)

Type cd /? at the command prompt for more options.

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cd "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Extension Manager CSx\"

cd stands for Change Directory. It changes the directory you're currently looking at to the one you specified

You can do cd C:\ to change to C

You want to use the PROMPT command, most likely you are looking for prompt $P where the normal prompt in Windows is prompt $P$G

C:\> help prompt
Changes the cmd.exe command prompt.
PROMPT [text] text Specifies a new command prompt.
Prompt can be made up of normal characters and the following special
codes: $A & (Ampersand) $B | (pipe) $C ( (Left parenthesis) $D Current date $E Escape code (ASCII code 27) $F ) (Right parenthesis) $G > (greater-than sign) $H Backspace (erases previous character) $L < (less-than sign) $N Current drive $P Current drive and path $Q = (equal sign) $S (space) $T Current time $V Windows version number $_ Carriage return and linefeed $$ $ (dollar sign)
If Command Extensions are enabled the PROMPT command supports the
following additional formatting characters: $+ zero or more plus sign (+) characters depending upon the depth of the PUSHD directory stack, one character for each level pushed. $M Displays the remote name associated with the current drive letter or the empty string if current drive is not a network drive.