How to Map a network drive to your server
How to Map a network drive to your server.
1. Open ‘My Computer’
2. From the ‘Tools’ menu, select ‘Map Network Drive’.
3. Select a drive letter that is not in use. Start at Z: and work backwards. (this will prevent any external drives, or USB devices from conflicting with your new network drive)
4. Type the name of the folder you wish to connect to, starting with \\ and then your server name. E.g. \\SERVER01\Data Where ‘SERVER01’ is the server name, and ‘Data’is the folder you wish to connect to. Then click ‘Finish’. Setup is now complete and the mapped network drive will now show in ‘My Computer’.
5. If you do not know the correct file path, but you know the server name, click ‘Start’ and in the box provided, type \\ and your server name. E.g. \\SERVER01 , then press the ‘Return’ Key. *XP users must click ‘start’ and then ‘Run’ to show the box provided in step (5)
6. You will now be looking at the root folder of your server. Browse to the folder location you wish to connect to and take a note of the file path, seen in the address bar at the top. E.g. \\SERVER01\Data\Accounts and return to step (2)
To remove a mapped network drive from ‘My Computer’, simply right click on the icon and select ‘Disconnect Network Drive’. This will not delete any data, and you may reconnect the drive at any time by following this guide again.
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