It is not very convenient to search for folders in computers connected via a local network every time, it is much easier to use directories connected as a "Network drive". It is enough to do this procedure once for each more or less frequently used folder in the local network.
Instructions
Step 1
Right-click the "My Computer" shortcut on the desktop and select "Map network drive" from the pop-up context menu. There is exactly the same item in the context menu of the Network Neighborhood shortcut - you can use it. If these shortcuts are not on your desktop, then open the menu on the "Start" button, find the lines with the same inscriptions in it and right-click them. And if for some reason they are not there, then press the key combination WIN + E to start Explorer, open the "Tools" section in its menu and click "Map network drive" there.
Step 2
Select a letter for the folder to be connected as a network drive from the "Drive" drop-down list in the window that opens.
Step 3
Click the Browse button, locate the network folder you want to connect and click the Open button. You can enter the address using the keyboard if you know the computer name and the path to the desired directory.
Step 4
Check the box "Recover at login" if you are going to use the network folder all the time. In this case, each time the computer boots, the operating system will mount the folder.
Step 5
Click the Finish button.
Step 6
You can carry out the procedure for connecting a network folder in a different sequence. To do this, first open the "Network Neighborhood" component - this can be done by double-clicking the corresponding shortcut on the desktop, the icon in Windows Explorer, or by selecting the "Network Neighborhood" line in the menu on the "Start" button. However you do it, the OS will open Network Neighborhood in Explorer.
Step 7
Navigate to the connected folder and right-click on it - the same "Map network drive" item will appear in the context menu. Select this item and the component window described above will open. The "Folder" field in it will be inactive, since the address of the folder you clicked will be determined by the system itself. It remains to do the operations described in steps four and five.
