Windows 7 Address local drive as if it was a network drive

richardbreakey · Apr 29, 2016

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 want to map a network drive to a local drive (I have no network at home)
I do not want to use subst to Associates a path with a drive letter (I dont think)

Any information gratefully accepted

Neemobeer · Apr 29, 2016

I guess this request doesn't make a lot of sense. So if the program can't access \\server\data\something it will use a local cached copy of \\server\data\something? If that's that case you can just use just enable Offline files and your network resource will be cached locally. Link Removed this should be fairly similar in Windows 10. If this is not the case then I need more information.

kemical · Apr 29, 2016

Hi,
not really my area to be honest but we do have a tech, who's a wizard with this kind of stuff. I'll ask him to have a look..

Neemobeer · Apr 29, 2016

I guess this request doesn't make a lot of sense. So if the program can't access \\server\data\something it will use a local cached copy of \\server\data\something? If that's that case you can just use just enable Offline files and your network resource will be cached locally. Link Removed this should be fairly similar in Windows 10. If this is not the case then I need more information.

Windows 7 Address local drive as if it was a network drive

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