Questions tagged [network-drive]
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Task Scheduler permission issues on Network Drive
I have a Python script that I want to run on a machine running Windows Server 2012 (in a domain environment), once a day. It copies files from one network drive to another, and logs its results to a ...
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Windows issues : Access Network Drive
Here is my problem:
I can not access a network drive from my pc under windows 7.
The PC and my profil are in a domain.
When I connect with the same profile on a TSE, my network drive works.
When I ...
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Windows 10 adds prefix connecting to network folder
I have connected a drive in Windows 10 to a WebDAV folder using the "Map Network Drive" dialog:
I checked "Reconnect at sign-in", entered my username and password, all worked. After a reboot however, ...
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Mapped network drives aren't showing in Windows Explorer
Recently I've started to migrate a domain from Windows Server 2003 (mapping drives by script) to a Samba 4 DC (mapping drives by GPO).
Most of the computers work fine, but on some of them I've noticed ...
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Changing filename capitalization for files on a network drive requires permission from myself
Whenever I try to rename a file on a network drive by changing the capitalization, I get a popup error telling me that I can't rename the file without permission from my own account.
For example, I ...
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Office 365 Sharepoint in Windows 10
I have the same issue as this person here in getting a drive mounted as a network drive. Except I am working in the Windows 10 world. Do I still need to authenticate through Internet Explorer first, ...
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Restore and backup, mapped network drives without logging off
I use this script to restore and backup network drives
SET path=C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Desktop\drives_backup.reg
C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe Export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network %path%
It work great but ...
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Windows File History to FTP
I'm trying to make Windows 10 File History tool use my FTP server for backup and especially versioning.
I've ran into problems. No matter what I do, the File History tool doesn't see, allow or ...
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How to transfer files with SFTP between local folders/drives?
A bit of a noob question, so I apologize if this isn’t even doable, but I thought I’d ask.
I have two hard drives connected to my computer (Windows 8.1), one internal, one external (connected via USB)...
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Network drive: "Size on disk" multiples of 128MB instead of reality
I've had a Buffalo LS420D 4TB NTFS network drive for years (no special setup - just whatever was the default as far as I can remember), but I just now noticed that no matter how small a file actually ...
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Can't get into a network drive through Filezilla
On my server, I have a network drive and I want to get access to this drive through Filezilla. The main problem is that every time I'm trying to get there with Filezilla, the client connection is lost ...
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Create a symbolic link on a networked drive
I'm trying to create a symbolic link on a networked drive that's mounted at login when my PC connects to a VPN.
I'm getting the following error:
I've come across this thread but it wasn't of much ...
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Run scheduled task only if mapped network drive is not present?
Is it possible in Windows 10 to run a scheduled task only if a mapped network drive is not present?
Background:
I have a task, a batch script, that maps two network drives for a backup service (...
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FTP - Use multiple directories to appears as one
I wanted to setup a FTP server on my Win10 PC that I use as a server. So, I chose FileZilla server. However is it possible to share a folder that contains multiple directories from multiple drives ?
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System error 86 has occurred
I have a windows7 machine where I connect the network drives with the following command:
> net use t: \\pathname\foldername /user:Username password
However, although this was working for years, ...
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In Windows 10, How to map network drive as System Account?
I need to map a network drive as local system account.
In windows 7, I've used PsExec tool to start a Command Prompt as System and use "net use" command to map the required network drive.
The ...
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How to create a permanent mapped network drive that is visible to "As Administrator"
Mapped network drives on Windows are not visible to programs running "As Administrator". I can open an admin command prompt and map the drive with net use Z: //server/share /persistent:yes, but it ...
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Mapped network drive not working, yet the same network location is flawless
I'm working a client's PC, but for some reason I'm having trouble with a certain file type opening properly, but it's stumped me. There is a mapped network drive :
\\company\users\username
That ...
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Windows 10 cannot map network drive when it's connected in VPN
I've got problem with mapping network drive when I'm connected to VPN(use OpenVPN).
I get this error:
System error 1231 has occurred.
The network location cannot be reached. For information about ...
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network drive mounts itself multiple times (win10, synology NAS)
I have a strange problem.
One of my network drives is mounted multiple times to different drive-letters, from time to time.
I have 3 network drives (git,home,common) mounted to (git)X:,(home)Y: and (...
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Space not being freed up on network drive
I am using a network drive and I deleted a very large folder (around 30 GB). I did it by just right-clicking it and clicking "Delete". The drive has not shown any space being freed up at all and I can'...
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create a dummy network location
I am mentaining an application that ,when I try to run, gives an error message : "You must have a Drive M:\, mapped to Path="\some\network\path" " .... so I wnt to simulate that this path exists in ...
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Is there a simple way to delete a file from a shared network drive, which is in use by other users?
At my workplace, I have taken over maintainance and development responsibilities of a C# windows desktop application. The application is compiled into a .exe-file, placed in a shared network drive, ...
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What is the resource consumption of a network drive
I have a Linux NAS with Samba shares. It is in our LAN and will be accessed by 25-30 machines (most of them running Windows). There are 10-15 different shared folders with different rights for the ...
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How can I keep user account settings across multiple computers?
I work with a team of around 15 people, all on different shifts. There are 5 different computers running Windows 10 where we work, and we use different machines from shift to shift, depending on which ...
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Is it possible to embed a command line statement in a Hyperlink?
Here's what I'm trying to make happen:
User gets automatic email-reply with a hyperlink inside. The hyperlink contains a net use command to map a network drive. A confirmation should not be necessary.
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What happens if I map a drive multiple times?
I have a drive mapping function called MapDrive which takes the necessary information to map a network drive (path, drive letter, user/pass). What happens if my code calls this function multiple times ...
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Bottleneck running batch scripts on a network mapped drive
So I've been trying to run a script which performs a variety of operations on medium sized video files on a mapped network drive in Windows 10.
The network drive is a shared folder on a ReadyNAS 104. ...
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How can I find the IP address of a mapped Network drive in Windows 10?
How can I find the IP address of a mapped Network drive in Windows 10?
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Running Programs as Administrator from Network Drive - Windows 10
I want to store my user folders (Documents, Pictures, Music, Downloads, etc.) on a Network Shared Drive and Map them as a Network Share on a windows server.
IE. \Server\User is Mapped to U:\ in ...
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Remove network drive from Quick Access panel
From This PC I can see all my network drives, except for one, which is listed in the Quick Access panel: 192.168.0.20
I am unable to remove it from the Quick Access panel. It's also impossible to ...
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Why does my Livedrive briefcase show as "Disconnected" after upgrading to Windows 10 1511?
As a LiveDrive user, upgrading to Windows 10 build 1511 from Windows 10 (or possibly a lower version) will result in your LiveDrive briefcase (L:) appearing as "Disconnected network drive" despite ...
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How to map to shared folder on Google Cloud Compute Engine Windows Server
I've set up Windows Server 2012 VM instance on Google cloud Compute Engine. I've set up a static IP for that server and I'm able to remote desktop in without problem. On the Windows Server, I've set ...
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Windows 10 Map Network Drive 'A specified logon session does not exist.'
I recently obtained a new computer, and I've been trying to map a network drive so that I can access it from This PC, similar to a normal hard drive. The network drive is a Seagate GoFlex Home ...
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Fast acces to OneDrive as file system for backups
I was going to use the robocopy utility from Windows 10 to backup some folders to my OneDrive storage as described in this article:
http://www.ytechie.com/2014/11/using-unlimited-onedrive-space-for-...
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Delete network drive on Windows 7 [closed]
I tried to add a network drive to my computer (FTP to a server I own), but unfortunately, I set it up wrong, and so it won't connect. Every time I so much as single click on the icon in My Computer, ...
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Windows 10 SMB shares
I just installed Windows 10 and I can't connect to any of the shared drives on my QNAP station.
My network is a private network and I have enabled file and printer sharing, network discovery and file ...
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Call MATLAB installed on network drive from Cygwin shell script
MATLAB is installed on a network drive, and I want to call it from a shell script. The installed location is \\apps\matlab2014b$\bin\win64\MATLAB.exe in P:\. I am using Cygwin to run the shell ...
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Mapping a Remote Network Drive
I use Windows 8.1, and through its "Map a Network Drive" functionality, I access various folders inside my LAN-connected NAS. I like this feature because it allows me to elegantly browse contents on ...
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In W8.1, reset or change login credentials for shared network folder
I have an external drive connected to my Asus RT-N66U Router and enabled the Network Place (Samba) Share/Cloud Disk option, this created a shared folder called MyNetworkDrive on the external drive. ...
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NET USE remove if no right
I have a .bat for connecting network drives. I have 11 in total.
My script works, but for now even if the user has no rights, that it connect the network drive.
I would like if the user does not have ...
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tortoisesvn + network drives
I have a subversion repo on a network drive, Only I use the network drive, but from multiple computers. On computer A, where I started it from, tortoisesvn works fine, but from other computers, I ...
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Incorrect free and total space figures given for mapped network drive
In Windows 7, to map my Dropbox folder as a network drive under My Computer I use net use X: "\\localhost\Users\<username>\Dropbox". This works fine and I do the same for Google Drive and ...
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Networkdrive Issue - Missing in Explorer but not in e.g. Office
Related posts:
Mapped network drive missing from My Computer and Explorer
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/101980-network-drives-not-showing-in-explorer-but-show-up-in-excel-and-word
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Certain folders on a shared network drive are getting the hidden attribute at random times
One of our shared network drives has a few folders that at random times get the hidden attribute making it look like the folders have dissapeared for the regular users.
Share resides on a Windows ...
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Synology NAS network drive slows down Windows 8 computer
I have mapped multiple shared folders from my Synology NAS as network drives to my pc, so they look like real drives (D:, E:, F: etc.).
Unfortunately, even with a very stable LAN collection, it does ...
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Where does windows store network drive mappings?
I am not able to boot my windows 7, but I have access to the drive on which Windows 7 is installed.
Is there anyway I can restore my network drives?
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Map Google Drive as a Windows 7 network location
Like many people, I have a Google Drive account, which syncs with a folder on my personal laptop, located at home.
I would like to be able to map that Google Drive as a folder on my work computer, as ...
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Batch file can't find specified path when run from excel hyperlink
I have an excel file that has a list of IP addresses and I have linked a batch file that runs a simple ping test and outputs the results to a text log.
When I run the file from the network location ...
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Impossible to access/add local network PC/drives after malware [closed]
My PC was infected by a rootkit virus along with some malwares.
I fully cleaned it using MalwareBytes AntiMalware, Anti-Rootkit, ADWCleaner and RogueKiller, so I know it's clean.
Since the infection ...