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Take A QuizA network drive or mapped drive is a drive, NAS, or share on another computer or server on the same network (e.g., LAN). For example, when using a corporate network, you may have access to company or customer information on a network drive. The network drive is accessed similar to a local disk drive, but the data is transferred from a remote computer to your computer over a network connection.
TipWith the popularity of cloud computing and more people WORKING remotely, many people now also USE cloud storage solutions like Dropbox.
Local drive, network drive, and mapped driveAlthough a local drive, network drive, and mapped drive are all considered drives, they each have unique differences.
A local drive is a drive (internal or external) that is connected to your computer. Although these drives could be SHARED, by default, they're only accessible to the user of the computer. Below is a good example of a local drive path of the Windows directory on the C: drive (primary hard drive).
c:\WindowsA network drive is any drive only accessible over a network. Unless mapped (explained below), the network drive is only accessible by entering the network path. On a Windows computer, a network path may resemble the example below. In the example, "hope" is the server name and "help" is a shared folder on that server.
\\hope\helpFinally, a mapped drive is a networked drive that is assigned a drive letter. For example, you may map a network drive to the H: drive in Windows. After the drive is mapped, when looking at available drives you'll see an H: drive that looks like all other drives on your computer. Accessing the H: drive would open the network path.
Below is a list of the REASONS why it is better to use a network drive instead of a local drive.
While there are more advantages to network drives than disadvantages, there are still a few that are listed below.
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