How to Map a Network Drive

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How do I map network drives?

To map your drives, you’ll need:

A free drive letter

The destination you want to map

 

Example mapped drives:

S:\ Drive: \\DDCPB43\Share\

H:\ Drive: \\LUS054\Public\

 

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Now, to map your drive, you will need to:

1.       Click Start, search for File Explorer, and open it. You can also press the Windows logo key + E to open a file explorer.

2.       Select This PC from the left pane. Then, at the top click on the 3 dots, select Map network drive.   Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)

 

a.       Alternatively, you may right-click This PC and select Map Network Drive
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3.       In the drive list, select the letter to assign this drive mapping.

4.       In the folder box, type the path of the folder or computer—see examples above. a. To connect every time you log into your computer, check the Reconnect at the sign-in box

5.       Verify that your information is correct, and then hit Finish:

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6.       The dialogue box should close, and a new file explorer will open to the mapped location and should now show with all other mapped drives in the left navigation panel:Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)

 

 

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