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Network drives are created when you map a drive letter with a shared resource, such as a shared folder or a shared printer on the network. When you create a network drive, an icon referring to it is added to My Computer and it is displayed in the left pane of your My Computer or Windows Explorer window.

Discussed here are some of the common methods that you can use to create network drives.

Method 1: Using My Network Places
  • Open Start menu, select My Network Places, select Entire Network, and then open the Microsoft Windows Network.
  • Open your domain and navigate to the shared resource you want to map.
  • Right-click on this resource and select the Map Network Drive command.
  • Choose the drive letter you want to map the selected shared resource with and then select Finish.
Note: By default the first map drive is created with letter Z.

Method 2: Using Windows Explorer or My Computer
  • In the My Computer or Windows Explorer window, open the Tools menu and select the Map Network Drive command.
  • Specify the drive letter in the Drive box-or just go by the default drive letter displayed here.
  • Select the Browse button and navigate to the shared resource you want to map, select OK, and then select the Finish button.
Method 3: Using the Net Use Command.

The Net Use command enables you to create and delete map drives. This command is useful while creating batch files and scripts as it can be used to automate the process of creating important map drives across multiple computers on the network.

To create a network drive, at command prompt type the net use z: \\full_computer_name\share_name command and press Enter.

Note: To disconnect a mapped network drive, open Windows Explorer, right-click the mapped drive icon and select Disconnect. Or, open Command Prompt and run the net use x: /delete command.

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