Jump to content

Issue with mapped drives in different programs

Mayaa
By Mayaa
in Servers, NAS, and Home Lab
 Share
Go to solution Solved by Kid.Lazer,

There are various ways to handle this, but the crux of the issue is that the drive was mapped in a user space, but not in a administrator space. (or vice versa)

 

The easiest fix is to enable linked connections in the registry, which will allow your administrator programs to access mapped drives that were created without administrator access.

 

Paste this into notepad, save as .reg file, then run the file to merge into your registry. 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]

"EnableLinkedConnections"=dword:00000001

 

 

Posted

Hello!

 

So i recently reinstalled windows 10 on my main PC and i've run into a problem where if i try to choose my mapped network drive as a destination, for example if i want to use it for OBS it will not show up. It does however show up and works fine in windows file explorer for general usage (i can copy files to and from it just fine)

 

I remember having this issue before but i dont remember how i fixed it. Anyone got some clues on what to do?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

There are various ways to handle this, but the crux of the issue is that the drive was mapped in a user space, but not in a administrator space. (or vice versa)

 

The easiest fix is to enable linked connections in the registry, which will allow your administrator programs to access mapped drives that were created without administrator access.

 

Paste this into notepad, save as .reg file, then run the file to merge into your registry. 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]

"EnableLinkedConnections"=dword:00000001

 

 

Primary Gaming Rig:

Ryzen 5 5600 CPU, Gigabyte B450 I AORUS PRO WIFI mITX motherboard, PNY XLR8 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 RAM, Mushkin PILOT 500GB SSD (boot), Corsair Force 3 480GB SSD (games), XFX RX 5700 8GB GPU, Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case, Corsair SF 450 W 80+ Gold SFX PSU, Windows 11 Pro, Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor, Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (MX Brown), Logitech G900 CHAOS SPECTRUM Wireless Mouse, Logitech G533 Headset

 

HTPC/Gaming Rig:

Ryzen 7 3700X CPU, ASRock B450M Pro4 mATX Motherboard, ADATA XPG GAMMIX D20 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 RAM, Mushkin PILOT 1TB SSD (boot), 2x Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" HDD (data), Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" HDD (DVR), PowerColor RX VEGA 56 8GB GPU, Fractal Design Node 804 mATX Case, Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Semi-modular ATX PSU, Silverstone SST-SOB02 Blu-Ray Writer, Windows 11 Pro, Logitech K400 Plus Keyboard, Corsair K63 Lapboard Combo (MX Red w/Blue LED), Logitech G603 Wireless Mouse, Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset, HAUPPAUGE WinTV-quadHD TV Tuner, Samsung 65RU9000 TV

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 hour ago, Mayaa said:

Hello!

 

So i recently reinstalled windows 10 on my main PC and i've run into a problem where if i try to choose my mapped network drive as a destination, for example if i want to use it for OBS it will not show up. It does however show up and works fine in windows file explorer for general usage (i can copy files to and from it just fine)

 

I remember having this issue before but i dont remember how i fixed it. Anyone got some clues on what to do?

Is it mapped as a network shared folder, or a shared drive? 

Rig: i7 13700k - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Assorted SATA SSD's for Photo Work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - Acer Predator X34 -- Logitech G502 - - Logitech G710+ - - Logitech Z5500 - - LTT Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/ Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x4 TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - Corsair 750D - - Corsair RM650i - - Dell H310 6Gbps SAS HBA - - Intel RES2SC240 SAS Expander - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

iPhone 14 Pro - 2018 MacBook Air

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
56 minutes ago, Kid.Lazer said:

There are various ways to handle this, but the crux of the issue is that the drive was mapped in a user space, but not in a administrator space. (or vice versa)

 

The easiest fix is to enable linked connections in the registry, which will allow your administrator programs to access mapped drives that were created without administrator access.

 

Paste this into notepad, save as .reg file, then run the file to merge into your registry. 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]

"EnableLinkedConnections"=dword:00000001

 

 

Alright yeah that seems to be it, cheers.

Is there something i can do so i dont have to change the registry in the future?

 

12 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

Is it mapped as a network shared folder, or a shared drive? 

Its a drive, but the fix above worked.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 hours ago, Mayaa said:

Is there something i can do so i dont have to change the registry in the future?

As far as I'm aware, the only other fix is to map the drive a second time as an administrator, but that's too cumbersome for me. I just keep that registry file backed up for future installs that may need it.

Primary Gaming Rig:

Ryzen 5 5600 CPU, Gigabyte B450 I AORUS PRO WIFI mITX motherboard, PNY XLR8 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 RAM, Mushkin PILOT 500GB SSD (boot), Corsair Force 3 480GB SSD (games), XFX RX 5700 8GB GPU, Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case, Corsair SF 450 W 80+ Gold SFX PSU, Windows 11 Pro, Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor, Corsair K68 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (MX Brown), Logitech G900 CHAOS SPECTRUM Wireless Mouse, Logitech G533 Headset

 

HTPC/Gaming Rig:

Ryzen 7 3700X CPU, ASRock B450M Pro4 mATX Motherboard, ADATA XPG GAMMIX D20 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 RAM, Mushkin PILOT 1TB SSD (boot), 2x Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" HDD (data), Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" HDD (DVR), PowerColor RX VEGA 56 8GB GPU, Fractal Design Node 804 mATX Case, Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Semi-modular ATX PSU, Silverstone SST-SOB02 Blu-Ray Writer, Windows 11 Pro, Logitech K400 Plus Keyboard, Corsair K63 Lapboard Combo (MX Red w/Blue LED), Logitech G603 Wireless Mouse, Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset, HAUPPAUGE WinTV-quadHD TV Tuner, Samsung 65RU9000 TV

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
4 minutes ago, Kid.Lazer said:

As far as I'm aware, the only other fix is to map the drive a second time as an administrator, but that's too cumbersome for me. I just keep that registry file backed up for future installs that may need it.

Alright, yeah thats what i was planning to do as well.

Thanks again.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Servers, NAS, and Home Lab

×