How to Get Back to Root Directory in CMD

You can use the cd \ command in Command Prompt (CMD) to navigate back to the root directory:

cd \

In this example, the cd \ command will change the current directory to the root directory of the current drive.

The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.

Example: How to Get Back to Root Directory in CMD

Suppose that we want to navigate back to the root directory from our current directory. We can type the following command:

cd \
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Output: 👇️

!CMD - Get back to root directory

We can see that the current directory has been changed to the root directory of the current drive.

## Conclusion

The **cd \\** command will always take you back to the root directory of the current drive.

You can find more topics about Active Directory tools and PowerShell basics on the [ActiveDirectoryTools](https://activedirectorytools.net/) home page.