Map a network drive in Windows

Learn how to map a network drive in Windows.

When you map a network drive, you can access a folder stored on another drive, server, or computer over a network. Mapping makes it easy for you to access QuickBooks company file from the shared storage.

Make sure you install QuickBooks Desktop on your server before you map your drive(s).

How to map a network drive in Windows

For Windows 11:

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows icon.
2. Enter "this PC" in the search bar. From the search results, choose This PC.
3. Select More (...) then select Map network drive. If you don’t see Map network drive, you can right-click on This PC and select Map network drive.
4. Select a drive letter in Drive:
   • You can either enter the full path of the folder you want to map, or 
   • You can enter only the path to the computer the file is hosted form and select Browse to find the folder
5. Select Reconnect at sign-in to keep the drive mapped everytime you sign in to your computer.
6. Select Finish.

Great! You have mapped your network drive and can access your QuickBooks company file from another drive or computer.