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Running Executables from Mapped Drive Shares

I have a directory which I’m sharing from my Macintosh. In it there are five executables. I mapped the directory to S: on my Windows virtual machine (on VirtualBox). Four out of these five executables ...
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Adding mapped Sharepoint as a "Trusted Location" in Office 2016 for macro enabled files

Overview I'm trying to add a mapped Sharepoint Library to Trusted Location in Office for macro enabled files so end users don't have to select "Enable Macros" every time they launch the file. ...
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Windows: Expand path of drive-mapped directory to full path

I have some folders mapped as drives on my Win11 machine using the registry key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices with string values such as X:=\??\C:\some\folder ...
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How do I prevent Windows 10 from disconnecting mapped drives?

I have a mapped drive on Windows 10 Enterprise that keeps disconnecting itself, sometimes even when I'm in the middle of doing things using files on that share. I have a desktop shortcut to it; if I ...
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Copy files from mapped drive to local drive through Task Scheduler

On Windows Server, XCOPY/robocopy/copy from a mapped drive to a local drive works when executed in command prompt or batch. E.g. z: mapped drive: xcopy z:\foldername\*.txt d:\test\ But the copy is ...
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How do I get Windows 10 to index mapped network drives?

I have three network drives (S:, U: and Z:) mapped to a Synology NAS. They are all online and read/write accessible. Without installing additional software or making the files available offline, how ...
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How to map folder on C: to non existing drive D:

On my desktop PC I have the folders: D:\documents\Lightroom D:\documents\Pictures In order to work with my Lightroom catalog on my laptop, that only has a drive C: I created the folder C:\documents. ...
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Windows 10 forgets mapped drive's credentials after reboot

Why Windows 10 forgets mapped drive's credentials after reboot and how to fix it? I've seen some solutions but none of them was a fix for my problem. thanks.
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Mapped drive simultaneously exists and doesn't exist?

I have a coworker who's mapped drive situation looks odd. It looks like this - But clicking on them, they do work, she can see the folders correctly on our NAS. However, an application that we use ...
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Windows Exlorer is slow to load becaue of mapped VPN drive

I have a mapped share drive that i connected to occasionally via VPN. Since installing this new mapped share drive, whenever i open my windows explorer, it takes at least 1 minute before i can select ...
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Replace drive letter with string label

On my Windows Server I have many mapped remote drives e.g. X:, Z:, M: and so on. Next to drive letters I see the path where it’s mapped. That’s fine for me. The issue is when list those drives in ...
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How to map a network drive that is mapped to a PC running Tailscale?

I’ve installed Tailscale and I’ve been able to connect to my work PC from my home PC with RDP. I was also able to map the remote PC's local drives as "Network Locations". How can I also map ...
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Shortcuts to mapped network drive do not work until after I open the network drive [duplicate]

I mapped a network drive in Windows and I created shortcuts to some directories in the network drive. However, those shortcuts do not work if I haven't recently accessed the mapped network drive in ...
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Can't map network drive hosted on Windows server from Windows client on different network

I am trying to connect to a network drive being hosted on a Windows Server 2022 from my Windows clients on different networks. The clients are Windows 10 Home and Windows 11 Home PCs respectively. I ...
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Volume linked to a disconnected network drive can be remvoed but reappears on machine reboot

I have the same issue as described in in this question, namely that my machine has a disconnected network drive in my mapped drives. Running mountvol [DRIVE-LETTER]: /D successfully removes the ...
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Network drive disconnects randomly

I have an application that a lot of users use. The users are spread on a network and all the data used by the application is stored on a network drive. The application reads the data from the drive, ...
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Windows Explorer does not update automatically when new file/folder is created [duplicate]

As mentioned in the title, my problem is that every time I create, edit or delete a file/folder in Win Explorer this not update automatically but needs a refresh. I know the cause are 7 added network ...
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Mapped Drive Storage Size Matches my Windows Drive?

I have a couple of drives mapped to a SharePoint site. When I open Windows 10 Explorer and look at the details of my Windows (C:) drive, it tells be there are "4.77 GB free of 66.7 GB". When I look ...
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Windows keeps storing wrong credentials for onedrive mapped as network drive

I have my onedrive mapped as a network drive with drive letter X:. The first time I open the drive after a reboot, I get prompted for the login credentials, with the credentials prefilled, just ...
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How can I retrieve my network drive credentials in Windows 10?

My network drive login information is not showing up in Windows 10 credentials manager. I have multiple networked drives, and I need to view the login information. How can I look up my own login ...
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How to Access Mapped Network Drive on Windows from the Ubuntu app?

I use a Windows 10 computer and I have installed the Ubuntu app from the Microsoft store. I have a mapped network drive on my Windows computer that I would like to access from within the Ubuntu app. ...
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Trying to map a drive to a folder in the user's shared Sharepoint Directory

We are trying to map a drive to a folder that is in the user's shared Sharepoint Directory. This has worked for about half of the user's so far but for some reason the script is not working for other ...
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Access is denied after Robo-Copying network drive

Yesterday I copied a group of folders from the old file server to the new one using Robo-Copy. Now 1 user wanted to add a file to the folder but the error gave the following message: access is denied. ...
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Cannot connect to file server: "Access is Denied"

I have been using Ubiquiti's Unifi line of networking equipment for a few years. Our router went out and I had to put in a temporary (another brand) while I waited for a new one to come in. Since that ...
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not enough server storage is available to process this command in windows xp while accessing mapped drive from windows 7

I am facing strange problem that when windows XP user try to access mapped drive mapped from Windows 7 he received error as "not enough server storage is available to process this command" i have ...
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Reduced "New" context submenu in folders with a symlink to mapped network drive in path

I observe some strange behavior of Windows Explorer in folders having in path symlinks to a mapped network drive. Here's an example. I have a network drive mapped to G: and a symlink testing pointing ...
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Map network drive to computer

I have a nas - with like 20 shares on it, for various good reasons. On my main desktop though, I often do maintenance and things, move stuff around especially with scripts - and it just makes it ...
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Windows 10 group policy letter drive map vs manually mapped drive letter

Our network is hosted on Windows Server 2008 R2. PCs with Windows 10 are hosted on this domain with a user group policy that maps a letter drive (J:) to a mount point that is defined as a DFS with ...
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cannot remove network mapped drive

i'm trying to substitue a windows 2012 R2 fileserver with a 2016, on the clients i'm changing the network mapped drives through a VBS script, here's an example of how it removes the drives: Set ...
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Slow to show Open / Save File Dialog in Windows with mapped Network Drives

The issue is that if you have one or more mapped network drives and have not accessed them "recently" within your logon session, your first attempt to show Open/Save File dialog in ANY program will be ...
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Mapped Network Drives making Windows 10 File Explorer extremely slow

I have two Windows 10 PCs on a home network. They access each others files via Mapped Network Drives. This basically works very well. However frequently File Explorer often takes a LONG time to load (...
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Is there a reason for mapping a network drive that was also being remotely accessed through Network Sharing by the same PC?

Is there a connection/reason for mapping a network drive and Network Sharing that same PC? Both PCs run Windows 10 Pro. Because a PC that has been remotely accessing mine, through Network Sharing ...
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How to rename multiple uniquely name directories on a mapped drive with unique names in a batch file

I have a mapped drive with multiple uniquely named folders containing files. I want to rename each folder with a batch file. V:\Media\Elton John\Singles>dir Volume in drive V is DATA3 Volume ...
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Mapped drive is not accessible, to copy files, using Task Scheduler

On my Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, a batch file is scheduled to run using Task Scheduler. For some reason, only a portion of the commands in the batch file are executed; Some MS DOS commands are ...
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Mapped drives disconnecting

We have some NASDrives, I have them mapped to my Windows PC as they are used often. However, whenever my PC restarts, the drives are disconnected and I can't even browse to them through explorer if I ...
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mapped drive with FQDN doesn't show all subfolders Windows 10

if I map network server shared drive as \\server.domain.name\share$ user see only one subfolder, but if I map as \\server\share$ end user can see all subfolders. Any idea?
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Endless load in Explorer while disconnected from corporate network

I've got the problem that Explorer is showing the green loading bar (Green Bar of Death) while disconnected from corporate network. It doesn't matter if connected with DHCP and internet access or just ...
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Why can't I cd into this Windows mapped drive?

The drive is like this: \\bigdrive\folder and I mapped it to H: and it works. But when I try: H: or cd H:\something it complains: PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> H: Set-Location : Cannot find drive. A ...
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Unable to browse to network shares on same subnet

We recently had a new VoIP phone system installed from Star2Star with brand new Yealink T46S phones, and I've been chasing networking issues down ever since. It started on the day of installation, one ...
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Batch file for a refresh of mapped network drive?

Is there a batch file/script that can be used to refresh a mapped network drive on Windows 7? The computer is currently hooked up to a mobile broadband connection (Novatel wireless MC551). The ...
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Is it possible to remotely determine mapped drives of a Windows machine?

If needing to access the shares of a remote machine, it's possible to type the hostname of the machine in question - and if necessary, follow it with the name of one of its mapped drives - like so: \...
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Copy UNC network path (not drive letter) for paths on mapped drives from Windows Explorer

I frequently want to share Windows network paths to files with other folks on my team via email or chat. We have a lot of mapped drives here, both ones we set up ourselves and ones set up by our IT ...
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Windows 10 - Mapped Drive Issue - Keep losing connection

I have a mapped drive on my home network that is getting some strange behavior this last week. I did take the Windows 10 2004 update on 6/17 and wonder if it is related. I have a drive on my home ...
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Create user - map network drive CMD

I have a pipeline which I want to do automatically (probably with a bat file) without the need to do all steps manually on my windows 10 machine. Pipeline steps: Create a normal user account e.g ...
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How can I view mapped network drives using a docking bay?

I'm cloning drives using a hard drive docking bay, and I would like to see which drives a user had mapped on this machine before I pulled the HD out of it. Is there a way to see mapped network ...
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I have a user that every morning can not access her mapped drive. Until the drive is remapped and her AD password is reset. how do i fix this?

This has been going on for a few weeks now every user in for this client has a mapped drive that corresponds with their user account. one user can not access her drive when she first comes in to get ...
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Windows 10 mapping drive using cmd / .bat

I am trying to map a hard drive using cmd but it seems not to save the credentials. In the long game I want to create a .bat that maps the drive, provides the credentials, and saves them so less ...
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How to show currently mapped drives in PowerShell?

Need a PowerShell command to display drive letter and path it is mapped to. In other words a command that shows me the same thing Windows Explorer would. Tried this: Get-WmiObject -Class ...
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Destination Folder Access Denied - You need permission to perform this action

I am trying to write files to a mapped network drive (from one server to another). I am trying to write as a user 'opcon' on our 'opcon' server to a mapped drive that is on our image server, and ...
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How do I map a network drive so that any user that logs in the PC could see it in Windows 7?

I have a PC here that needs to connect to a network drive to receive data. Multiple users will log in with their own accounts to do research with the data from that same network drive. I want to know ...