How to Remap an Undetected Drive

Used in both personal and professional settings, shared drives have become a common digital storage solution for many. Drives can be shared among users on one machine, as well as over a company's network or intranet, with users accessing the drive as though it was inside their own machine. From time to time, the connections to the drives can be lost for various reasons. Remapping a connection to the shared drive is easy if you follow a few simple steps.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Right click once on the Windows "Start" button and select the "Explore" option.

2. 

   Click once on the "Tools" drop down menu and select the "Map Network Drive" option. This will launch a window that will allow you to enter the appropriate information to connect to the drive.

3. 

   Use the "Drive" drop down menu on the "Map Network Drive" window to select a connection point for the drive you want to remap. On home networks this could be as simple as a "C" or "D" hard drive. On networks and intranet drives, the drive may utilize a letter later in the alphabet.

4. 

   Type the name of the drive into the folder field, or use the drop down menu to select it from the drop down list. If you are unaware of the drive name, you can make an attempt to find it using the "Browse" function. If you are trying to remap to a share drive on a company network, and you do not know the specific folder name, contact your system administrator or ask a co-worker.

5. 

   Check the box next to the "Reconnect at logon" listing to reconnect to the drive each time you log on to the computer. Click once on the "Finish" button. The drive will connect immediately for you to access it.

References

• Microsoft Help Page