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How to Map a Network drive in VDI Workspace.
Steps To Implement
Note: Have your network path to your file shares available before beginning.
- At the bottom of your desktop, click the File Explorer icon.
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2. In File Explorer, double-click This PC, which is found near the bottom left-hand side of the page
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3. Double click the word Computer, which is found near the top left-hand side of the page
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4. Click the Map Network Drive icon, which is found in the top, center portion of the page. Click a second time to access a pull-down menu attached to the icon
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5.Select Map Network Drive from the pull-down menu on the Map Network Drive icon
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6. In the Map Network Drive window, select a letter from the pull-down menu in the box labelled Drive. This is the drive letter you will use for the network folder .
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7. In the Folder window, type the path of the network share you were assigned.
(\\servername\sharename) Example: \\customshare\shareddocs
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8. Make sure Reconnect at sign-in is checked
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9. Click Finish
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