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When you click on the mapped drive or any drive Windows explorer is actually reading the data on the drive to see what is there (note the status bar on top). If there is nothing in the mapped drive it will open almost immediately, if there are lost of files and folders it will take longer and since you can't add mapped drives to an index I don't know of any way to make this go faster, other than a faster PC. I have the same issue with a 4TB external drive that I do not have indexed; whenever I turn it on switch to its local drive it takes a long time to become &quot;available&quot;.
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When you click on the mapped drive or any drive Windows explorer is actually reading the data on the drive to see what is there (note the status bar on top). If there is nothing in the mapped drive it will open almost immediately, if there are lost of files and folders it will take longer and since you can't add mapped drives to an index I don't know of any way to make this go faster, other than a faster PC. I have the same issue with a 4TB external drive that I do not have indexed; whenever I turn it on switch to its local drive it takes a long time to become "available".

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Command was slightly different but worked!!!
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Command was slightly different but worked!!!

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I have a Windows 7 pc connected to a Windows 12 Server. The pc takes a long time opening a mapped drive. If I make a shortcut with the unc path, it opens instantly. How can I make the mapped drive open with the same speed?
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Hello,

I have a Windows 7 pc connected to a Windows 12 Server. The pc takes a long time opening a mapped drive. If I make a shortcut with the unc path, it opens instantly. How can I make the mapped drive open with the same speed?

takes time opening mapped drive

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