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darzki

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Network drives not showing up
« on: July 22, 2013, 09:47:58 »
The problem is that network drives (lan) are not showing up after computer restart. I have to manually use windows build in explorer to first log in into each of them, then they show up. I have unchecked "Save only paths to local harddrive", but it does nothing. Is there any way to use network drives in MC?

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2013, 10:08:18 »
"Save only paths to local harddrive" is only for current path in tabs. So that startup is not hanged for slow network

Are they mounted drive like z: , x:  or do you mean path to network drives like \\server\share\path ?

MC can not access the account information for network path. It asks Windows to do the login.

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2013, 13:47:10 »
Disks are accessible though networks paths: '\\server\share\path', but can be mapped in windows explorer to 'x:' too. I can't access them either way without first using windows explorer - I don't get login prompt while using network paths.

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2013, 15:05:24 »
Maybe it is the same problem as in this topic?

darzki

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2013, 08:41:02 »
Maybe it is the same problem as in this topic?

Sadly, no. I am using Win XP.

In TotalCommander every each of disconnected network disks that is mapped in windows shows as (look at attachment). Is something like that possible in MC? I have to use different username and password to log into them.
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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2013, 11:45:57 »
If you have the drive buttons bar enable you will get that if windows think they are disconnected.

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2013, 08:25:38 »
I have enabled every option that had 'drive' in name. Result after reboot:

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2013, 09:23:41 »
I don't know. I'm not able to reproduce it.
For me they show up.

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2013, 09:42:18 »
Do you have to log into them? I have to use different login and password for WinXP and network drives.

The thing is that I can't go to path \\server\user\ until I use Windows Explorer to log in into specific server (giving username and password). After logging in I can use MC to follow paths (\\server\whatever\). But then again, I have mapped disk (example: \\server\mydir\ in Win Explorer as x:) and if I go to it through MC by giving it a path \\server\mydir\ it opens, but letter 'x:' does not show up in drive list in MC. If I want them to show up I have to use Windows Explorer and go to each of mapped disks individually.

I have tried portable version without success.

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2013, 18:32:36 »
Maybe it is a XP issue.. I do not have any machines left with XP.
I think I might have a virtual machine with XP some where. I will see If I can find it

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Re: Network drives not showing up
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2013, 10:49:35 »
Thank you.