Tag: net use
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Mapping a local folder to a Windows drive letter
A little while ago, I needed to simulate the File Explorer presentation of a network share in order to illustrate a point to a very non-technical customer of mine. Luckily, this is very easily accomplished through the use of either the subst or net use command line commands. The difference between the two commands is…
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Resolving Error 1312 when mapping a folder on a network share
Some time ago, I was talking to a user on the phone, while remotely controlling their computer. I needed to connect to a folder on a network share as my admin account, rather than that of the logged-in user, but kept running into the following error: Error 1312: A specified logon session does not exist. It did…
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Disconnect non-mapped drive
From time to time, I have been unable to connect to the UNC path of a network share. The error message I get is: This usually happens when I am remotely connected to another user’s computer. The message is straight-forward enough; so, too, is the solution. You simply need to disconnect from the share. Here’s how: Open a command…