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Can't save to mapped drive

  1. #1


    Jeff Ingman Guest

    Can't save to mapped drive

    I mapped a drive to a file in my public folder. I can save documents to this
    location if I navigate to it... but I can't save documents to the same folder
    via the mapped drive.

    Also my wife cannot save to the same folder from her machine on our home
    netword either by navigating to the same location or via a mapped drive on
    her computer.



    The folder is shared.

    Any ideas how to fix?

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  2. #2


    Malcolm McCaffery Guest

    Re: Can't save to mapped drive

    Can you try disconnecting the mapped drive and map it again?

    Are you mapping the folder with different username/password?

    The user account accessing the folder must have permission to write to it.

    On the computer sharing the folder

    1. Click Start -> Right click Computer and choose 'Manage'
    2. Click Shared Folders
    3. Click Shares
    4. Find the share that you are accessing, right click and choose Properties
    5. Check Share Permissions tab and the security tab to ensure users have
    full control access (or whatever level of access is required)

    regards,

    Malcolm.

    "Jeff Ingman" <JeffIngman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:FD8794F5-2B97-4958-927C-575ED6C815BB@xxxxxx

    > I mapped a drive to a file in my public folder. I can save documents to
    > this
    > location if I navigate to it... but I can't save documents to the same
    > folder
    > via the mapped drive.
    >
    > Also my wife cannot save to the same folder from her machine on our home
    > netword either by navigating to the same location or via a mapped drive on
    > her computer.
    >
    > The folder is shared.
    >
    > Any ideas how to fix?

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Jeff Ingman Guest

    Re: Can't save to mapped drive

    Malcom:

    I did dis/re-connect the mapped drive. This did not solve the problem. I
    have looked at every permission setting I can find for the mapped drive and
    all appear to give me/everyone full control.

    The folder is located in the Public folder on my machine i.e. C:\Users\Public

    I can save directly to this folder but I cannot save to it if I attempt to
    save using the mapped drive which points to one of the folders within
    "Public". And when I click on the mapped drive and open a document from
    there... it is "Read Only". But this does not happen if I navigate to the
    Public folder.

    "Malcolm McCaffery" wrote:

    > Can you try disconnecting the mapped drive and map it again?
    >
    > Are you mapping the folder with different username/password?
    >
    > The user account accessing the folder must have permission to write to it.
    >
    > On the computer sharing the folder
    >
    > 1. Click Start -> Right click Computer and choose 'Manage'
    > 2. Click Shared Folders
    > 3. Click Shares
    > 4. Find the share that you are accessing, right click and choose Properties
    > 5. Check Share Permissions tab and the security tab to ensure users have
    > full control access (or whatever level of access is required)
    >
    > regards,
    >
    > Malcolm.
    >
    > "Jeff Ingman" <JeffIngman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:FD8794F5-2B97-4958-927C-575ED6C815BB@xxxxxx

    > > I mapped a drive to a file in my public folder. I can save documents to
    > > this
    > > location if I navigate to it... but I can't save documents to the same
    > > folder
    > > via the mapped drive.
    > >
    > > Also my wife cannot save to the same folder from her machine on our home
    > > netword either by navigating to the same location or via a mapped drive on
    > > her computer.
    > >
    > > The folder is shared.
    > >
    > > Any ideas how to fix?
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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