Can i make a mapped network share appear as a local drive?
I'm using a cloud backup service that only permits internal drives to be backed up. The thing is, I share all my backup-relevant stuff on a NAS.
Is there anyway to fool Windows 7, or at least any software running on it, into believing the network drive is internal? the NAS is a qnap which supports Samba, NTFS, Apple, FTP…
windows-7 networking backup nas
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I'm using a cloud backup service that only permits internal drives to be backed up. The thing is, I share all my backup-relevant stuff on a NAS.
Is there anyway to fool Windows 7, or at least any software running on it, into believing the network drive is internal? the NAS is a qnap which supports Samba, NTFS, Apple, FTP…
windows-7 networking backup nas
edited Feb 14 '15 at 20:23
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asked Sep 16 '14 at 12:00
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I'm using a cloud backup service that only permits internal drives to be backed up. The thing is, I share all my backup-relevant stuff on a NAS.
Is there anyway to fool Windows 7, or at least any software running on it, into believing the network drive is internal? the NAS is a qnap which supports Samba, NTFS, Apple, FTP…
windows-7 networking backup nas
edited Feb 14 '15 at 20:23
JakeGould
31.1k1093137
asked Sep 16 '14 at 12:00
GeirGeir
12715
I'm using a cloud backup service that only permits internal drives to be backed up. The thing is, I share all my backup-relevant stuff on a NAS.
Is there anyway to fool Windows 7, or at least any software running on it, into believing the network drive is internal? the NAS is a qnap which supports Samba, NTFS, Apple, FTP…
windows-7 networking backup nas
windows-7 networking backup nas
edited Feb 14 '15 at 20:23
JakeGould
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asked Sep 16 '14 at 12:00
GeirGeir
12715
edited Feb 14 '15 at 20:23
JakeGould
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edited Feb 14 '15 at 20:23
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Whether you can cheat your backup software depends on the intelligence of the software. You can easily map a network drive or folder in the drive to a local drive name (eg. Z:)
I did the same things for the same reason recently and this were my steps:
- Open the location of the folder or drive.
- Press the Alt key once to reveal menu.
- Select Tools> Map network drive.
- Select the drive name and folder by browsing.
In Windows 7 there might be a bug reconnecting to the network drive when you boot up.
You can see the solution to that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZanQD-wG8
Hope this helps!
answered Aug 17 '16 at 9:35
StefStef
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Depending on what the software actually does, this would not work. A simple WMI request to list all drives (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Logicaldiskin PS) will show you that drives are listed with type. If you look into the documentation for Win32_LogicalDisk you will see that the type would indicateNetwork Drivefor a network share that is mounted with a label.
– Seth
Feb 1 '17 at 8:57
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There is a command that maps a network drive the way, that Photoshop Lightroom does not recognize it as a network drive, maybe it works for your service as well:
C:WindowsSystem32subst.exe a: \nasIpAddressshare
But I would rather use another backup service like duplicati, which supports many network protocols.
answered Sep 16 '14 at 12:16
Fabian H.Fabian H.
241310
I've already tried using subst with network shares, but get "Path not found" error. As for a different backup service that is a cost issue.. the cloud provider who has this limitation has ulimited storage for 10usd, 2TB on amazon costs a lot more than that
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:37
Then try it with a symbolic link: mklink /D a:LinkName nasIpAddressshare But it depends on how your application recognizes the network drive.
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:42
able to create the link, but it doesn't appear as a local folder. backup software detects that and complains..
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:46
1
There are many ways for an application to recognize a mounted drive. Maybe mounting the network drive to a folder works: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753321.aspx
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:54
1
How about mounting the share as a drive (sayX:) and substingZ:as `X:` Would that work?
– Tripp Kinetics
Jun 1 '18 at 13:26
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Whether you can cheat your backup software depends on the intelligence of the software. You can easily map a network drive or folder in the drive to a local drive name (eg. Z:)
I did the same things for the same reason recently and this were my steps:
- Open the location of the folder or drive.
- Press the Alt key once to reveal menu.
- Select Tools> Map network drive.
- Select the drive name and folder by browsing.
In Windows 7 there might be a bug reconnecting to the network drive when you boot up.
You can see the solution to that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZanQD-wG8
Hope this helps!
answered Aug 17 '16 at 9:35
StefStef
1011
Depending on what the software actually does, this would not work. A simple WMI request to list all drives (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Logicaldiskin PS) will show you that drives are listed with type. If you look into the documentation for Win32_LogicalDisk you will see that the type would indicateNetwork Drivefor a network share that is mounted with a label.
– Seth
Feb 1 '17 at 8:57
add a comment |
Whether you can cheat your backup software depends on the intelligence of the software. You can easily map a network drive or folder in the drive to a local drive name (eg. Z:)
I did the same things for the same reason recently and this were my steps:
- Open the location of the folder or drive.
- Press the Alt key once to reveal menu.
- Select Tools> Map network drive.
- Select the drive name and folder by browsing.
In Windows 7 there might be a bug reconnecting to the network drive when you boot up.
You can see the solution to that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZanQD-wG8
Hope this helps!
answered Aug 17 '16 at 9:35
StefStef
1011
Depending on what the software actually does, this would not work. A simple WMI request to list all drives (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Logicaldiskin PS) will show you that drives are listed with type. If you look into the documentation for Win32_LogicalDisk you will see that the type would indicateNetwork Drivefor a network share that is mounted with a label.
– Seth
Feb 1 '17 at 8:57
add a comment |
Whether you can cheat your backup software depends on the intelligence of the software. You can easily map a network drive or folder in the drive to a local drive name (eg. Z:)
I did the same things for the same reason recently and this were my steps:
- Open the location of the folder or drive.
- Press the Alt key once to reveal menu.
- Select Tools> Map network drive.
- Select the drive name and folder by browsing.
In Windows 7 there might be a bug reconnecting to the network drive when you boot up.
You can see the solution to that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZanQD-wG8
Hope this helps!
answered Aug 17 '16 at 9:35
StefStef
1011
Whether you can cheat your backup software depends on the intelligence of the software. You can easily map a network drive or folder in the drive to a local drive name (eg. Z:)
I did the same things for the same reason recently and this were my steps:
- Open the location of the folder or drive.
- Press the Alt key once to reveal menu.
- Select Tools> Map network drive.
- Select the drive name and folder by browsing.
In Windows 7 there might be a bug reconnecting to the network drive when you boot up.
You can see the solution to that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZanQD-wG8
Hope this helps!
answered Aug 17 '16 at 9:35
StefStef
1011
answered Aug 17 '16 at 9:35
StefStef
1011
answered Aug 17 '16 at 9:35
StefStef
1011
answered Aug 17 '16 at 9:35
StefStef
1011
1011
Depending on what the software actually does, this would not work. A simple WMI request to list all drives (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Logicaldiskin PS) will show you that drives are listed with type. If you look into the documentation for Win32_LogicalDisk you will see that the type would indicateNetwork Drivefor a network share that is mounted with a label.
– Seth
Feb 1 '17 at 8:57
add a comment |
Depending on what the software actually does, this would not work. A simple WMI request to list all drives (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Logicaldiskin PS) will show you that drives are listed with type. If you look into the documentation for Win32_LogicalDisk you will see that the type would indicateNetwork Drivefor a network share that is mounted with a label.
– Seth
Feb 1 '17 at 8:57
Depending on what the software actually does, this would not work. A simple WMI request to list all drives (
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Logicaldisk in PS) will show you that drives are listed with type. If you look into the documentation for Win32_LogicalDisk you will see that the type would indicate Network Drive for a network share that is mounted with a label.– Seth
Feb 1 '17 at 8:57
Depending on what the software actually does, this would not work. A simple WMI request to list all drives (
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Logicaldisk in PS) will show you that drives are listed with type. If you look into the documentation for Win32_LogicalDisk you will see that the type would indicate Network Drive for a network share that is mounted with a label.– Seth
Feb 1 '17 at 8:57
add a comment |
There is a command that maps a network drive the way, that Photoshop Lightroom does not recognize it as a network drive, maybe it works for your service as well:
C:WindowsSystem32subst.exe a: \nasIpAddressshare
But I would rather use another backup service like duplicati, which supports many network protocols.
answered Sep 16 '14 at 12:16
Fabian H.Fabian H.
241310
I've already tried using subst with network shares, but get "Path not found" error. As for a different backup service that is a cost issue.. the cloud provider who has this limitation has ulimited storage for 10usd, 2TB on amazon costs a lot more than that
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:37
Then try it with a symbolic link: mklink /D a:LinkName nasIpAddressshare But it depends on how your application recognizes the network drive.
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:42
able to create the link, but it doesn't appear as a local folder. backup software detects that and complains..
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:46
1
There are many ways for an application to recognize a mounted drive. Maybe mounting the network drive to a folder works: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753321.aspx
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:54
1
How about mounting the share as a drive (sayX:) and substingZ:as `X:` Would that work?
– Tripp Kinetics
Jun 1 '18 at 13:26
add a comment |
There is a command that maps a network drive the way, that Photoshop Lightroom does not recognize it as a network drive, maybe it works for your service as well:
C:WindowsSystem32subst.exe a: \nasIpAddressshare
But I would rather use another backup service like duplicati, which supports many network protocols.
answered Sep 16 '14 at 12:16
Fabian H.Fabian H.
241310
I've already tried using subst with network shares, but get "Path not found" error. As for a different backup service that is a cost issue.. the cloud provider who has this limitation has ulimited storage for 10usd, 2TB on amazon costs a lot more than that
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:37
Then try it with a symbolic link: mklink /D a:LinkName nasIpAddressshare But it depends on how your application recognizes the network drive.
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:42
able to create the link, but it doesn't appear as a local folder. backup software detects that and complains..
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:46
1
There are many ways for an application to recognize a mounted drive. Maybe mounting the network drive to a folder works: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753321.aspx
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:54
1
How about mounting the share as a drive (sayX:) and substingZ:as `X:` Would that work?
– Tripp Kinetics
Jun 1 '18 at 13:26
add a comment |
There is a command that maps a network drive the way, that Photoshop Lightroom does not recognize it as a network drive, maybe it works for your service as well:
C:WindowsSystem32subst.exe a: \nasIpAddressshare
But I would rather use another backup service like duplicati, which supports many network protocols.
answered Sep 16 '14 at 12:16
Fabian H.Fabian H.
241310
There is a command that maps a network drive the way, that Photoshop Lightroom does not recognize it as a network drive, maybe it works for your service as well:
C:WindowsSystem32subst.exe a: \nasIpAddressshare
But I would rather use another backup service like duplicati, which supports many network protocols.
answered Sep 16 '14 at 12:16
Fabian H.Fabian H.
241310
edited Sep 16 '14 at 12:26
answered Sep 16 '14 at 12:16
Fabian H.Fabian H.
241310
answered Sep 16 '14 at 12:16
Fabian H.Fabian H.
241310
answered Sep 16 '14 at 12:16
Fabian H.Fabian H.
241310
241310
I've already tried using subst with network shares, but get "Path not found" error. As for a different backup service that is a cost issue.. the cloud provider who has this limitation has ulimited storage for 10usd, 2TB on amazon costs a lot more than that
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:37
Then try it with a symbolic link: mklink /D a:LinkName nasIpAddressshare But it depends on how your application recognizes the network drive.
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:42
able to create the link, but it doesn't appear as a local folder. backup software detects that and complains..
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:46
1
There are many ways for an application to recognize a mounted drive. Maybe mounting the network drive to a folder works: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753321.aspx
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:54
1
How about mounting the share as a drive (sayX:) and substingZ:as `X:` Would that work?
– Tripp Kinetics
Jun 1 '18 at 13:26
add a comment |
I've already tried using subst with network shares, but get "Path not found" error. As for a different backup service that is a cost issue.. the cloud provider who has this limitation has ulimited storage for 10usd, 2TB on amazon costs a lot more than that
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:37
Then try it with a symbolic link: mklink /D a:LinkName nasIpAddressshare But it depends on how your application recognizes the network drive.
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:42
able to create the link, but it doesn't appear as a local folder. backup software detects that and complains..
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:46
1
There are many ways for an application to recognize a mounted drive. Maybe mounting the network drive to a folder works: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753321.aspx
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:54
1
How about mounting the share as a drive (sayX:) and substingZ:as `X:` Would that work?
– Tripp Kinetics
Jun 1 '18 at 13:26
I've already tried using subst with network shares, but get "Path not found" error. As for a different backup service that is a cost issue.. the cloud provider who has this limitation has ulimited storage for 10usd, 2TB on amazon costs a lot more than that
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:37
I've already tried using subst with network shares, but get "Path not found" error. As for a different backup service that is a cost issue.. the cloud provider who has this limitation has ulimited storage for 10usd, 2TB on amazon costs a lot more than that
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:37
Then try it with a symbolic link: mklink /D a:LinkName nasIpAddressshare But it depends on how your application recognizes the network drive.
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:42
Then try it with a symbolic link: mklink /D a:LinkName nasIpAddressshare But it depends on how your application recognizes the network drive.
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:42
able to create the link, but it doesn't appear as a local folder. backup software detects that and complains..
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:46
able to create the link, but it doesn't appear as a local folder. backup software detects that and complains..
– Geir
Sep 16 '14 at 12:46
1
1
There are many ways for an application to recognize a mounted drive. Maybe mounting the network drive to a folder works: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753321.aspx
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:54
There are many ways for an application to recognize a mounted drive. Maybe mounting the network drive to a folder works: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753321.aspx
– Fabian H.
Sep 16 '14 at 12:54
1
1
How about mounting the share as a drive (say
X:) and substing Z: as `X:` Would that work?– Tripp Kinetics
Jun 1 '18 at 13:26
How about mounting the share as a drive (say
X:) and substing Z: as `X:` Would that work?– Tripp Kinetics
Jun 1 '18 at 13:26
add a comment |
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