{"id":1986,"date":"2020-11-18T13:44:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T13:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2024-12-20T22:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T22:32:59","slug":"how-to-map-sharepoint-as-a-network-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/how-to-map-sharepoint-as-a-network-drive","title":{"rendered":"How to Map SharePoint as a Network Drive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft SharePoint is a content collaboration platform used by over 200,000 organizations across the globe. SharePoint facilitates organizations to work remotely. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contains a set of multipurpose technologies that are part of the Office 365 subscription and provides for smooth communication of critical information within an organization and allows the employees to work remotely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Product Spotlight:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use Clone Files Checker to remove duplicate files from PC, Network Drives, and External Drives. CFC follows Google Software Principles. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/download\/ibx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download Today.<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1_dqlHAQ828\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SharePoint is available in two versions. Depending on your organization&#8217;s usage and requirements, you can choose one of the following versions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SharePoint Server:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> SharePoint Server is installed on your organization&#8217;s local server. As a local server, your organization requires you to deploy sufficient capital to set up and operate on-premise server computers, sufficient workforce to upgrade or repair servers as and when needed. Besides server setup and maintenance, your organization also needs to invest in data security. When you set up a SharePoint Server, Microsoft creates a snapshot of all the features available in the cloud-based SharePoint Online version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SharePoint Online:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In contrast to SharePoint Server, this is a simple Web-based SharePoint version hosted on Microsoft&#8217;s data centres. Typically, it comes with a Microsoft Office 365 subscription. However, you can also purchase it as a standalone product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SharePoint Features<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SharePoint offers features to work in teams from any corner of the world. Here are some of the distinct features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage company websites and administer domains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send newsletters to subscribers and keep them updated about new offers and plans<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business intelligence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workflow management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administer financial records &amp; books of accounts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create marketing and promotional materials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gather information, manage request for client quotations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build apps<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Document sharing between teams within an organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the tasks required for the day-to-day functioning of the organization<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Map SharePoint as a Network Drive<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mapping SharePoint as a network drive is very easy. You can do that straight from File Explorer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you map SharePoint as a network drive, you\u2019ll need to first add your SharePoint Library as a trusted site. If you skip this step, you might encounter errors, warning messages or face other problems while accessing your SharePoint account. Remember, you can perform this procedure only using Internet Explorer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1: Add your SharePoint Library as a Trusted Site<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open up Internet Explorer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.office.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/portal.office.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign in to your Microsoft account and be sure to save the credentials.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your SharePoint library.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Settings icon on the upper right corner and select Internet Options.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the new dialog that opens up, click on the Security tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Trusted Sites, followed by Sites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the root domain to your SharePoint library. For example: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yourlibrary.sharepoint.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/YourLibraryName.sharepoint.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Add to Confirm.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><i>Important<\/i><\/b><b><i>:<\/i><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You must add the root domain to your cloud library and not the links to subpages. If you enter individual page URLs, you will need to add every page in your library to the Trusted Sites list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2: Map SharePoint as a Network Drive<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double-click This PC icon on your Desktop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-click the Network icon on the left-hand side panel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select Map Network Drive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select your desired drive letter for the new network drive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type in the folder address to your SharePoint library.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure to check the Connect using different credentials.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Finish to proceed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Finding Duplicate Documents in your SharePoint Library<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you map SharePoint, it&#8217;s important to regularly scan it for duplicates. Duplicate files are junk files that contain identical content. These files take up a precious amount of storage and cause several issues including insufficient storage. As a result, you will be forced to expand your cloud storage quota by upgrading your existing plan. It is a good practice to regularly scan and eliminate any duplicate files found.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to find duplicate documents you will need specialized software. <\/span><b>Clone<\/b> <b>Files Checker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a specialized software that scans the content of your documents and identifies duplicate files. Thanks to the developers, smart algorithms ensure the scan provides 100% accurate results with fast performance. Once your scan is completed, Clone Files Checker will display a list of all duplicate files and allow you to mark or unmark them. You can either do so manually or automatically using the in-house functionality. After selecting the files, you can choose to either move the duplicate files to a separate folder or delete them permanently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Clone Files Checker Features<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional file size filters allow you to limit the scan to fewer files. For instance: You can use the optional file size filters to scan only those files that are between 2 MB to 20 MB in size. On the down side, it will free up only limited storage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clone Files Checker allows users to use the file type filters to define which file types are to be scanned and which are to be excluded. You can either select all file types, or individual file types such as documents, images, music, videos and archives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clone Files Checker secures your files by backing them up before deleting them. Thus, you can restore them at any time if you ever need them. Remember to activate this feature from the program settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can view a comprehensive scan history in the History section with a catalog of the total number of scanned files, deleted files, scan date-time, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CFC also has a Quick-Fix option to quickly clean up your storage without requiring you to review any files. It saves a lot of time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Steps<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download and install Clone Files Checker.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double-click This PC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your SharePoint network drive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-click the folder you want to scan for duplicate files.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the Scan with Clone Files Checker option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CFC will launch and auto add your selected folder.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select one of the options from All files or Custom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start the scan and wait.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the scan is finished, select Review and Fix.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the list of duplicate files and mark those you want to delete or move.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, click on Select Action and choose Delete or Move to folder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft SharePoint is a content collaboration platform used by over 200,000 organizations across the globe. 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