How to Map a Network Drive

Hi People

Do you have a particular folder you wish to access outside of a program for storage and retrieval of documents, pictures, spreadsheets or some other data?

One method is to create a shortcut.  This allows you to access the folder and retrieve documents, modify them, but not directly save new files to the folder.

Another method would be to use a Network Drive.  What this means is that you actually create a virtual drive.  This is done by creating a link to the actual folder directly.

So first, if you have not got a suitable folder, create it where you want to store the data.  Now this can be on another system or on a USB drive or even if you want to, on your existing system.  This has the advantage that when you wish to save a file or folder, you can send it to a drive letter by using the right click and 'Send to' option.

Note down where the folder is.  Now locate and run Explorer.  To do this in:

XP 

Click 'start' then 'Run' and type explorer into the box
Find the Tools menu in the memu bar and locate 'Map a network drive'

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You will now have a box like the one in the picture above


Vista and Windows 7

Click the 'Start Button' and then 'Computer'.  At the top of the window you will see 'Map Network Drive', click on it


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 A similar box to the picture above is shown.  So setting a couple of items will setup the network drive.

You can leave the 'Drive' box as Y: and use the .
'Browse...' button to locate the folder you wish to use

Click 'OK' and then the 'Finish' button.

All done so now you can select the new network  drive when you want to by selecting its letter from the list of available drives in most situations (try right clicking the file or folder you wish to save and select the 'Send to' option - your network drive will be listed).

You can create upto 22 network drives (assuming A/B are for disc drives-use to be Floppy A and B- C is usually - but not always - the hard drive - single physical with one partition - D is usually - again not always - the optical drive - CD/DVD/BD)

That's all for now


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