Map a Network Drive on Windows

Tags Drive X W Map

How To:

  • How to Map a Network Drive on Windows

Applies To:

  • Staff and Faculty with access to W or X drives

Steps:

1) Click on your File Explorer icon. 

File Explorer

2) Right-click on This PC, then click Map Network Drive. 

File explorer with red squares around "This PC" and "Map a Network drive"

3) Select either W or X. For W enter \\fileserver01\shared or for X enter \\fileserver01\specialized. Click Finish. If you do not see the folder of you get an error message, you will need to speak with your department DAC who can request access for you.

Map a network drive window

4) The drives will now be listed in the This PC section of File Explorer. 

The shared drives displaying on File Explorer

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