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The home development tag covers discussions about setting up local development environments that mimic enterprise network configurations. In one thread, a user developing programs at home for work seeks to redirect network path requests (like \\server\data\something) to a local folder without mapping network drives or using the subst command. This highlights challenges in replicating corporate file access patterns in a home development setup, focusing on local drive simulation and path redirection techniques for Windows systems.
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    Windows 7 Address local drive as if it was a network drive

    I develop at home programs for use at work. At work the pc's get data from the server \\server\data\something I want to run programs at home and have a drive or directory on my HDrive such that when program asks for file from \\server\data\something then the local folder is accessed I do not...
    • richardbreakey
    • Thread
    • access control data management development directory file access file sharing h drive home development home office local disk network drive path mapping programs remote access server directory storage subst windows work pc
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support