Disappearing network drives

Recently File Explorer not displaying all my mapped drives. I checked they are mapped using the command prompt and net use.

Any help much appreciated

Running Windows 10 Version 21H2 Build 19044.1387

Hi Steve108,

Thanks for your reply, however most of the suggested solutions apply to machines in a domain, mine is in a workgroup.

Tony Stephens (UK)

Hi,

What happens when you manually try to map one of the missing drive from command prompt ?

Hi MaloK,

That works and shows in File Explorer

Regards

Bowlsys said:

Hi MaloK,

That works and shows in File Explorer

Regards

And when you run the cmd file that maps your drives does it fail... Sometimes or All the time ?

Does it fail only because it run at startup and if you run it later it works ? This can happen if the cmd runs before network is ready.

The method I use in Workgroups is to map the drive and let Windows manage their re-connections.

Make global connections persistent:

Code:

net use /persistent:yes

Map drive:

Code:

net use P: \\ComputerName\ShareName

If you need to enter credentials:

Code:

net use P: \\ComputerName\ShareName /savecred

Then let Windows manage re-connection on restart...

If you go to map drives in gui do they have the reconnect check enabled ?

Alternatively you can with windows Pro set group policy to force the computer to wait for network before logon. and run your logon script from there.

Hi MaloK,

Thanks for your suggestions.
I tried the following but this time it did not show in file explorer.

net use z: \\mybooklive\backuplive /savecred having done net use /persistent:yes previously.

Regards

Ok, its a mybooklive, things can be a little different.

If the command succeed, it could take a little while before the drive actually appears in your Explorer.

After it's been mapped. Can you access it from the cmd ?

for example:

Code:

Dir P:

MaloK

Yes can list directory in command line

Tony

Ok, that's good, wait a moment to see if it will come around.

Check your MyBookLive model on WD if a firmware update is available,

If there is... Follow the instructions to proceed to upgrade your device.

Before doing your update, delete every mapping to the drive on every computer.

Code:

net use * /delete

If you have mapping to other Machines that you don't want to lose:
Go trough all MyBook connections one by one :

Code:

net use P: /delete