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Hi<br />
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Coming from the DOS side of things I learnt to create drive mappings to network shares.<br />
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Today I notice a lot of users bypass the mapped drive approach and access shared folders directrly through the Windows Network folder<br />
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Is this exactly the same, more or less efficient, quicker or slower &nbsp;?<br />
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any opinions or recommendations ?<br />
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Thanks<br />
yann
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Hi

Coming from the DOS side of things I learnt to create drive mappings to network shares.

Today I notice a lot of users bypass the mapped drive approach and access shared folders directrly through the Windows Network folder

Is this exactly the same, more or less efficient, quicker or slower  ?

any opinions or recommendations ?

Thanks
yann

mapped drives vs network folders

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

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Windows Networking

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