How to Map a Network Drive

How to Map Network Share Drives

To access network shares, the drive has to be "mapped".

For Windows 10

Press + E to open a File Explorer window (Win key + E) Choose “This PC” from the left side of the window

Click the “Computer” tab across the top

Click the “Map Network Drive” button

 

Fill in the path to the drive in the “Folder” text box as shown in the below example.

 

     Home Drive (J)                      \\fs01.it.farmingdale.edu\home\your_username

     Other Network Shares         \\fs02.it.farmingdale.edu\groups\your_networkshare

 

Put a check mark in both boxes as shown.  Click Finish.

 

 

Enter your network credentials as shown below:  

 

 

To create a shortcut of your network share on the desktop, in “This PC”, right click on your network share in Network locations and drag it out to the desktop. 

Once you let up on the right mouse button, choose “Create shortcuts here”.

 

 

* When you are done using the network share drive for the day, choose Map network drive (circled below) and choose Disconnect network drive.  The drive will disappear from the File Explorer.