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How to Connect to a Network Drive (Windows)

Modified on: Thu, May 4 2023 3:05 PM

First off, ensure you are either connected to PTS-Secured-Wireless or connected to VPN


Step 1:

Open a file explorer window, on the left column, click on "This PC" then in the top menu bar, click on "Computer"

Step 2:

Click on "Map network drive"


Step 3:

Enter the file path you wish to connect to
e.g. \\Files01\HelpDeskTopSecretFiles

You can also enable "Reconnect at sign-in" so that it auto-connects to this file share each time your computer restarts.


Step 4:

Enter your PTS username and password for authentication


Step 5:

The network drive is listed under "This PC"

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