Mapping a drive to a folder?

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I want to create a folder in my C drive labeled "backup."

Then, I want to create a drive on my computer "Z" that is the same as the backup folder. I tried doing this the same way as mapping a network drive, but that didn't work. It said it couldn't connect to the network drive.

Any ideas?

 

[Crusty]

I don't know if you have it be a partition like Z: and be mapped at the same time, but when you go to format the empty space into a partition, if you use NTFS you get the option to mount the partition in a folder. Is that what you are looking for?

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I want to create a folder in my C drive labeled "backup."

Then, I want to create a drive on my computer "Z" that is the same as the backup folder. I tried doing this the same way as mapping a network drive, but that didn't work. It said it couldn't connect to the network drive.

Any ideas?

Version of operating system?

 

[Zugzwang152]

create C:\backup on computer 1.
share C:\backup on network.
ensure 2 computers are on same workgroup.
map a network drive on computer 2 to "\\computer1name" or "\\computerIP"
check reconnect to network drive on bootup.


voila?

 

[Confused]

You can use the command-line utility subst to do this.

Open up a command prompt, and type:

subst z: c:\backup


Confused

 

[Confused]

Zugzwang, that won't work because he's trying to do it on the same machine, not across a network.


Confused

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: Confused
Zugzwang, that won't work because he's trying to do it on the same machine, not across a network.


Confused

Apparently I have forgotten the English language.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152

Originally posted by: Confused
Zugzwang, that won't work because he's trying to do it on the same machine, not across a network.


Confused

Apparently I have forgotten the English language.

Heh No worries :beer:

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Confused
You can use the command-line utility subst to do this.

Open up a command prompt, and type:

subst z: c:\backup


Confused

Thank you very much!

One more question, heh

Is there a way to set a max size for this folder?

 

[hopejr]

Using windows 2k or higher, it may be easier just to use disk management in the computer management administrative tool. Format a partition and mount it to both z: and c:\backup.
Setting the max size of the folder is easy - just make the partition to the size you want.

 

[Confused]

If you're running 2k/XP and using NTFS, you should be able to use Quotas on the folder to stop it from growing past a set size.


Confused

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

When I reboot, the drive created using subst doesn't show up anymore.

I'd like to avoid partitions

 

[Confused]

Put it in a batch file to execute on startup?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Confused
Put it in a batch file to execute on startup?

Do I have any other simple options?

Sorry for the bump, but I forgot about this thread

 

[hopejr]

Use the Drive Management section in the Computer Management Administrative Tool. The settings in there will be permanent (unless changed later).
Simply right-click on the partition/drive you want to map to the folder, click "Change Drive Letter and Paths...", click "Add...", and browse for the folder.

Edit: got mixed up what subst does. just checked. maybe a batch file will do it.

 

[kamper]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Confused
Put it in a batch file to execute on startup?

Do I have any other simple options?

Sorry for the bump, but I forgot about this thread

It's really simple, it's just putting a text file in the startup folder. I used to use it at work and it worked beautifully.

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: kamper

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Confused
Put it in a batch file to execute on startup?

Do I have any other simple options?

Sorry for the bump, but I forgot about this thread

It's really simple, it's just putting a text file in the startup folder. I used to use it at work and it worked beautifully.

Yup, just type the exact command in notepad and save the file as .bat, put a shortcut to it in your autostart directory and the command will start at boot.

In the old dos-win days i always had a directory called "bat" where i put all my batch files.

 

[Netopia]

Originally posted by: Klixxer


In the old dos-win days i always had a directory called "bat" where i put all my batch files.

LOL... me too!

Joe