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contactmatt
Asked: 2015-02-26 10:31:52 +0800 CST

Can I Map a Network Drive on a server to itself (SharePoint Server)?

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I'm running a Windows 2012 64bit Server R2, computer name server-01, and I want to map a network drive to a path located on the same server. (This is needed for SharePoint 2013 development.)

Map Network Drive

However, I get the typical Windows cannot access [url] Network Error prompt. (Diagnosing it yields no details).

Network Error

I can map the drive to a client computer (outside of the server) using the server's public URL, i.e. http://publicurl/_catalogs/masterpage . Also, the account that I am using is an administrator account. It can also be noted that the server-01 is a web server (IIS), and a domain controller. (It's a development server, not production). I guess I could make it that I connect to the drive from the public URL, but I'm still curious why this isn't working.

Edit: I cannot map a network drive remotely. I thought I could, but I can't; sorry for the mislead information.

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3 Answers

  1. You need to enable Desktop Experience feature after that you can map as drive that SharePoint url. The steps are here.

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  2. Best Answer

    This error ended up being directly related to SharePoint, and having multiple types of authentication enabled (i.e. forms auth and windows auth). The remedy ended up being that you must use a browser (i.e. Internet Explorer) to authenticate against the server, then keep the browser open so you're credentials remain in tact. After this, you will be able to map the drive.

    This goes for both mapped drives from the client to the server server, and mapping a network drive to itself on a server.

    Reference: http://www.sharepointblogs.be/blogs/vandest/archive/2013/02/06/sharepoint-and-claims-map-network-drive-issue.aspx

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  3. do not "network" map it open cmd and type

    subst Z: d:\local\path\to\your\share\

    that will do what you wish for :)

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