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The other thing you can do is create a &quot;directory link&quot; using MKLINK and map a UNC pathed folder to an existing Drive and create a subfolder there. &nbsp; So it gets you close, but not at the drive letter level, rather at a subfolder as the connection point.<br />
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C:\Link1 &nbsp;==&gt; &nbsp;\\server1\share1<br />
C:\Link2 &nbsp;==&gt; &nbsp;\\server1\share2<br />
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I believe that works okay.<br />
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Yes, I realize that however certain backup programs will only look at network drives that have letters as the source.&nbsp;
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Yes, you should be able to use the MKLINK /D approach and specify that link folder to the backup tool.<br />
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<a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-take-advantage-of-symbolic-links-in-window-10/" rel="ugc"><b>How to take advantage of symbolic links in Windows 10 - TechRepublic</b></a><br />
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Hi Tek,<br />
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My EE article shows a way to do it for local drives (you can use a UNC path for network drives):<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/12280/" rel="ugc">Running Out of Drive Letters?</a><br />
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Note the section later in the article that discusses &quot;<b>Mount in the following empty NTFS folder</b>&quot;. Regards, Joe
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Is there a way to map drives or network locations as maps beyond the A-Z drive letters?
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Is there a way to map drives or network locations as maps beyond the A-Z drive letters?

Mapping beyond the A to Z drive letters.

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