SharePoint mapped as network drive no longer works
I have in the past accessed two SharePoint sites on our company network by mapping them as network drives. That is, I have added a network drive in File Explorer to a URL of the form
https://sharepoint.mycompany.com/sites/1234
I work mostly via VPN, so on login the drives show as disconnected. Upon opening the drive for the first time per session, the connection would get established and I was able to browse the site contents.
This has worked until recently, when I started getting an error message when I tried to access the drive (by double-clicking the disconnected drive in Explorer). The message reads:
An error occurred while reconnecting S: to
https://sharepoint.mycompany.com/sites/1234
Web Client Network: The network path was not found.
This connection has not been restored.
I have tried removing and re-mapping one of the two drives, which fails with the message:
Error code: 0x80070043
The network name cannot be found.
I can still open the URL in my web browser (indicating the site is available and name resolution works).
OS is Windows 7. The Web Client service is running (started manually). I have added the SharePoint site to the Trusted Sites zone in Internet Explorer.
What gives?
windows-7 sharepoint network-drive
asked Nov 22 at 17:23
user149408
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I have in the past accessed two SharePoint sites on our company network by mapping them as network drives. That is, I have added a network drive in File Explorer to a URL of the form
https://sharepoint.mycompany.com/sites/1234
I work mostly via VPN, so on login the drives show as disconnected. Upon opening the drive for the first time per session, the connection would get established and I was able to browse the site contents.
This has worked until recently, when I started getting an error message when I tried to access the drive (by double-clicking the disconnected drive in Explorer). The message reads:
An error occurred while reconnecting S: to
https://sharepoint.mycompany.com/sites/1234
Web Client Network: The network path was not found.
This connection has not been restored.
I have tried removing and re-mapping one of the two drives, which fails with the message:
Error code: 0x80070043
The network name cannot be found.
I can still open the URL in my web browser (indicating the site is available and name resolution works).
OS is Windows 7. The Web Client service is running (started manually). I have added the SharePoint site to the Trusted Sites zone in Internet Explorer.
What gives?
windows-7 sharepoint network-drive
asked Nov 22 at 17:23
user149408
5781418
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because issues specific to corporate IT support and networks are off topic, see On-Topic. Please talk to your IT department.
– DavidPostill♦
Nov 22 at 20:44
I’d say this is a generic question: What settings need to be in place on the client and the SharePoint server in order for drive mapping to work, and what change to a once working setup would cause the aforementioned malfunction?
– user149408
Nov 23 at 11:41
For the record, I was finally able to map the site as\sharepoint.mycompany.com@SSLDavWWWRootsites1234(note the extraDavWWWRootin the path).
– user149408
Nov 23 at 12:03
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I have in the past accessed two SharePoint sites on our company network by mapping them as network drives. That is, I have added a network drive in File Explorer to a URL of the form
https://sharepoint.mycompany.com/sites/1234
I work mostly via VPN, so on login the drives show as disconnected. Upon opening the drive for the first time per session, the connection would get established and I was able to browse the site contents.
This has worked until recently, when I started getting an error message when I tried to access the drive (by double-clicking the disconnected drive in Explorer). The message reads:
An error occurred while reconnecting S: to
https://sharepoint.mycompany.com/sites/1234
Web Client Network: The network path was not found.
This connection has not been restored.
I have tried removing and re-mapping one of the two drives, which fails with the message:
Error code: 0x80070043
The network name cannot be found.
I can still open the URL in my web browser (indicating the site is available and name resolution works).
OS is Windows 7. The Web Client service is running (started manually). I have added the SharePoint site to the Trusted Sites zone in Internet Explorer.
What gives?
windows-7 sharepoint network-drive
asked Nov 22 at 17:23
user149408
5781418
I have in the past accessed two SharePoint sites on our company network by mapping them as network drives. That is, I have added a network drive in File Explorer to a URL of the form
https://sharepoint.mycompany.com/sites/1234
I work mostly via VPN, so on login the drives show as disconnected. Upon opening the drive for the first time per session, the connection would get established and I was able to browse the site contents.
This has worked until recently, when I started getting an error message when I tried to access the drive (by double-clicking the disconnected drive in Explorer). The message reads:
An error occurred while reconnecting S: to
https://sharepoint.mycompany.com/sites/1234
Web Client Network: The network path was not found.
This connection has not been restored.
I have tried removing and re-mapping one of the two drives, which fails with the message:
Error code: 0x80070043
The network name cannot be found.
I can still open the URL in my web browser (indicating the site is available and name resolution works).
OS is Windows 7. The Web Client service is running (started manually). I have added the SharePoint site to the Trusted Sites zone in Internet Explorer.
What gives?
windows-7 sharepoint network-drive
windows-7 sharepoint network-drive
asked Nov 22 at 17:23
user149408
5781418
asked Nov 22 at 17:23
user149408
5781418
asked Nov 22 at 17:23
user149408
5781418
asked Nov 22 at 17:23
user149408
5781418
asked Nov 22 at 17:23
user149408
5781418
5781418
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because issues specific to corporate IT support and networks are off topic, see On-Topic. Please talk to your IT department.
– DavidPostill♦
Nov 22 at 20:44
I’d say this is a generic question: What settings need to be in place on the client and the SharePoint server in order for drive mapping to work, and what change to a once working setup would cause the aforementioned malfunction?
– user149408
Nov 23 at 11:41
For the record, I was finally able to map the site as\sharepoint.mycompany.com@SSLDavWWWRootsites1234(note the extraDavWWWRootin the path).
– user149408
Nov 23 at 12:03
add a comment |
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because issues specific to corporate IT support and networks are off topic, see On-Topic. Please talk to your IT department.
– DavidPostill♦
Nov 22 at 20:44
I’d say this is a generic question: What settings need to be in place on the client and the SharePoint server in order for drive mapping to work, and what change to a once working setup would cause the aforementioned malfunction?
– user149408
Nov 23 at 11:41
For the record, I was finally able to map the site as\sharepoint.mycompany.com@SSLDavWWWRootsites1234(note the extraDavWWWRootin the path).
– user149408
Nov 23 at 12:03
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because issues specific to corporate IT support and networks are off topic, see On-Topic. Please talk to your IT department.
– DavidPostill♦
Nov 22 at 20:44
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because issues specific to corporate IT support and networks are off topic, see On-Topic. Please talk to your IT department.
– DavidPostill♦
Nov 22 at 20:44
I’d say this is a generic question: What settings need to be in place on the client and the SharePoint server in order for drive mapping to work, and what change to a once working setup would cause the aforementioned malfunction?
– user149408
Nov 23 at 11:41
I’d say this is a generic question: What settings need to be in place on the client and the SharePoint server in order for drive mapping to work, and what change to a once working setup would cause the aforementioned malfunction?
– user149408
Nov 23 at 11:41
For the record, I was finally able to map the site as
\sharepoint.mycompany.com@SSLDavWWWRootsites1234 (note the extra DavWWWRoot in the path).– user149408
Nov 23 at 12:03
For the record, I was finally able to map the site as
\sharepoint.mycompany.com@SSLDavWWWRootsites1234 (note the extra DavWWWRoot in the path).– user149408
Nov 23 at 12:03
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because issues specific to corporate IT support and networks are off topic, see On-Topic. Please talk to your IT department.
– DavidPostill♦
Nov 22 at 20:44
I’d say this is a generic question: What settings need to be in place on the client and the SharePoint server in order for drive mapping to work, and what change to a once working setup would cause the aforementioned malfunction?
– user149408
Nov 23 at 11:41
For the record, I was finally able to map the site as
\sharepoint.mycompany.com@SSLDavWWWRootsites1234(note the extraDavWWWRootin the path).– user149408
Nov 23 at 12:03