how to rename/forget a saved network drive name?


  1. Posts : 58
    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    how to rename/forget a saved network drive name?


    I created a WebDAV server on my Android phone and mapped it to a network drive in Windows Explorer (Version 21H1 (OS Build 19043.1110)). Initially the drive was named "DavWWWRoot (\\192.168.1.2@8080) (Z:)". I wanted to rename the drive to "Galaxy S8 (\\192.168.1.2@8080) (Z:)", so I right-clicked the drive, clicked "Rename", but accidentally typed over the characters representing the internal IP and port number, so now the drive is named "Galaxy S8 (Z:)".

    How do I get the IP address and port number to appear in the drive name again? Is there a way to "forget" the remembered drive name and have it be reassigned from scratch again? I've already tried disconnecting and reconnecting the drive and it is automatically assigned the name "Galaxy S8 (Z:)".
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  2. Posts : 8,108
    windows 10
       #2

    From cmd prompt type

    net use z: /delete
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  3. Posts : 58
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #3

    It doesn't work (the drive was currently mapped in Windows Explorer at the time the command below was run):

    Code:
    >net use z: /delete
    The network connection could not be found.
    
    More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2250.
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  4. Posts : 8,108
    windows 10
       #4

    Did you run as admin try make sure its listed
    net share
    then the net use z: /delete
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  5. Posts : 58
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Samuria said:
    Did you run as admin try make sure its listed
    net share
    then the net use z: /delete
    I ran command prompt as administrator, but for some reason the mapped network drive isn't listed when I type "net share". That would explain why "net use z: /delete" doesn't work, but why wouldn't the drive be listed when I type "net share"?
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