Great for companies of any size, any scale. The link has been copied! Please enter at least 3 characters 0 Results for your search. Works nicely with my Android Tablet but unfortunately it doesnt transfer German umlauts properly to the Windows 10 client. Is there anything I can do on my side? Gromexe February 28, am. This worked perfectly. That didn't work in my case. Creating the batch file fixed everything. Also, it didn't work until a restart.
So even though it may say "enabled" or "running" it still might require a reboot. Lewis May 19, pm. Or you could use the freeware called DriveMaker which doesn't require any drivers at all and still maps a drive. Your email address will not be published. Skip to content Menu. Part 1. Part 2. Step 1. Step 2 Step 2. It comes as a installable software, and after installing it you can access it from an Administrator command prompt. Also, after setting up, you can do various operations on the listed files.
You can Copy, Paste only from drive , Rename , etc. Getting started with with FtpUse is very easy. Just grab the setup file form the above link and install. After that, open a command prompt with Administrator privileges and enter following command to set up the logical drive in Explorer with FTP. Type the command in the above manner and hit the Enter key. If the connection is successful, you will see the message in the command window. And when you open File Explorer, you will see a new disk drive will be there, having the same letter that you had specified when you executed the command.
But do note that, the command window should remain open in order for FtpUse to keep functioning. If you close the command window, then the drive will also disappear from the Explorer. With this configuration, FTP drive will setup, but it will be removed from the system if your system restarts.
Click on Map network drive towards the top of the Computer 3. Click Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures. This will take you to the Add Network Location Wizard. Click the Next button. Pick Choose a custom network location and click Next 6. Enter the path to your server note the examples of how the paths should be entered and click Next.
Uncheck Log on Anonymously and enter your user name for the site, then click Next. Click Finish and a window will open showing the site. You can now work with your files just like you would in the Explorer. I'd say this is the best method on here, as seen in the link in Steve's answer — iamserious. The original question was how to assign a drive letter to a network share.
Your solution will not do it. The original question is about mounting a FTP site as a windows drive letter. Please remove your downvote. The Overflow Blog. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. FTPUse doesn't work, contacted the author no solution. The Windows Club link, read the comments, same issue, doesn't do exactly what I or others wanted. FTP works great with win 10 and this solution is accurate. When you go to This PC old computer choose computer at the top you will find Map network drive there just select the bottom option and follow the steps.
It's in the same place just use your instinct next time. In reply to A. User's post on August 30, To say "as a Drive" it should really act like a drive, but since it do not provide a drive letter, it can not be used as "drive" in various apps at all.
In reply to eturk's post on January 11,
Are there any applications that will allow me to mount a remote FTP to a local Drive letter, or is there a method built into Vista for it? I have used WebDrive for several years without any trouble. I prefer ExpanDrive. They have a version for Windows and Mac.
However, if you really just want easy access, and don't mind having the FTP connection mapped to a pseudo-folder under "My Network Drives" in XP or under "Computer" in Vista, then you can follow the instructions from this website. Quick tutorial for mapping ftp drive from command line. The utility creates a virtual FTP disk in Windows Explorer with a drive letter of your choice from where you can open, view, access, download and save files as if they were on a local drive.
Of course FTP in general is not very recommended any more because it's so unsecure. Well, this isn't quite what you're looking for, but you might find it useful. I used use it for connecting to unix boxes that didn't have Samba installed. It's not quite a mapped drive, but you do have full Windows Explorer copy and paste, which is handy.
All mentioned programs like WebDrive, FtpDrive etc have one single problem. They are usually not visible in backup programs as they do not appear as normal Fixed or Removable drive. I've tested those programs and this was the main problem those programs didn't see it the same way as Windows Explorer does as i needed the ftp mount letter to have backup moved directly to ftp drive.
However I did find nice program that backup programs seems to see it. I've not yet tested how backup will work directly to that drive but I do have good feeling about this at least programs see it. Without further ado FtpUse is your man! I had this question today as well, and came across this good article, telling about 2 programs mentioned, SftpDrive and Webdrive:. Sign up to join this community. I really like this simple and lightweight utility that can do what it promises by just running a single command.
Though, it is a paid software, but you can use it for free for home and personal use. The software comes with an intuitive user interface and is pretty easy to configure. Using this software, you can set up more than one FTP drive. Getting started with DirectNet Drive is very easy. After you have downloaded and installed this software from the above link, open it up. After that, on its main Window, fill out the credentials of the desired FTP server. You can also specify a particular drive letter to the new drive that will be created after connecting.
When the drive has created, you can do various operations on the listed files. To do this, simply, check mark the box given at the end of Drive Letter field. The name of the check box is Connect Automatically , and it will become visible when you hover mouse over it.
If you are a home user and want to map an FTP server to a local drive, then DirectNet Drive is really a very good option. DriveMaker is another free software to map FTP to local drive. It comes in both free as well as paid versions, but I will focus on Free version only. With the free version of DriveMaker , you can map an FTP to a local drive and do certain file operations on the listed files.
Mapping Network Error. Windows Network Diagnostics Tool. Add Network Location Wizard. Add Network Location. Add Password for Accessing Mapped Location.
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Oct 22, Click on the Start menu and choose Computer 2. Click on Map network drive towards the top of the Computer 3. Click Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures. This will take you to the Add Network Location Wizard. Click the Next button. Pick Choose a custom network location and click Next 6. Enter the path to your server note the examples of how the paths should be entered and click Next. Uncheck Log on Anonymously and enter your user name for the site, then click Next.
Click Finish and a window will open showing the site. You can now work with your files just like you would in the Explorer. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit.