Map Network Drive issue

I have three NAS units attached to my LAN.

Their names differ only in the first letter.

I Map network drives for example

NET USE A: \\Aserver\x /Persistent:Yes
NET USE B: \\Bserver\x /Persistent:Yes

or by the Map Network Drive in the GUI

This is all OK.

However, when opening the File Explorer "My Computer" the mapped drives often show the Same server.

(NET VIEW displays correctly)

Worse, there seem to be no way from the GUI to determine that actual mapping,.

Properties does not reveal the mapping and indeed the entire name is editable.

I have a suspicion that Win 10 actually changed one of the mappings and caused immense trouble. No documentation, sorry.

I am aware of the other nuisance of drives failing to reconnect.

All this started when I commissioned a new laptop.

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Just to make sure I understand correctly, are you saying that A: and B: are both mapped to the same server even though you issued a NET USE to map A: to one NAS device and B: to another device?

In all my years using Windows, I have yet to see that happen on its own.

What happens when you disconnect those NAS devices and reconnect them again?

Also, any chance of posting a screenshot of what you are seeing in File Explorer? Click on "This PC" so that we can see the connected network drives as in the below example:

A & b are reserved for floppy drives try different drive letter

Actually, that is no longer true...

Hi.

Yes, I should have taken a screen dump but I was chasing a silly problem.

I use Robocopy to mirror really vital stuff from one NAS to another.

File Explorer lied about the mapping and I ended up creating a whole new mirror where it was not intended.

I'll try to reproduce the problem, but it might not be for some time.

Oh! and I use A: & B: because I have no connected floppies.

I've been in computing for a L-O-N-G time and it is inconsistencies that get my dander up.

Thanks for the clarification. Here's a suggestion:

Since you are using robocopy to mirror one NAS to the other, why not simply dispense with any drive letter references at all?

You could simply specify UNC paths like this:

Code:

robocopy \\Aserver\x \\Bserver\x /mir

Berton said:

I have 2 NAS drives connected via Ethernet cables to my Router, no Server involved. No problem Mapping the Public folder on both drives from within File Explorer on any computer Wired or Wireless/Wi-Fi. And I used File and Printer Sharing turned on and no switches on any command.

Historically Windows used to start the mapping/lettering of Network drives at Z: working back up the alphabet as needed, not so much in Win10.

I keep drive A: available and Legacy USB active in the BIOS as I have some USB floppy drives for use when a client "finds" the disks left over from older computers.

Hi there

Connect Network drive defaults to starting at "Z" and working backwards but using the drop down in file explorer you can assign it to any unused letter




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jimbo