How to Map a Network Drive Using Command Prompt (Windows)

If you need to map a network drive to a remote storage box using the command line, you can use the net use command. Below is an example of how you can do this:

Sample Details:

Storage Box Hostname: storagebox.example.com
Share Name: backup
Drive Letter: Z:
Username: user123
Password: p@ssw0rd123

Command:

net use Z: \\storagebox.example.com\backup /user:user123 p@ssw0rd123 /persistent:yes

Explanation:

Z:: The drive letter that will be assigned to the network share.
\\storagebox.example.com\backup: The UNC path to the shared folder on the remote storage box.
/user:user123: The username required to authenticate with the storage box.
p@ssw0rd123: The password associated with the username.
/persistent:yes: Ensures the drive is reconnected automatically at each login.

This command is useful when you need to access files on a remote server as if they were on a local drive. The /persistent:yes option makes sure the drive mapping persists across reboots.