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  • Duplication of shared drives in Win 10

    From Mike Halmarack@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 30 14:24:20 2023
    On my main PC I have 3 external drives consisting of 5 partitions:

    3TB_1 = P
    3TB_2 = Q
    3TB_3 = R

    Pass_2TB = S

    Wild_2TB = T

    On 2 networked laptops, when I click on "Network" > "Main PC" in the Navigation Pane I get shown all the drives listed above,
    plus an extra grouping:

    p, q, r, s,

    which when each clicked on, opens the same drives associated with
    these drive letters.

    It's not the end of the world, I know, but I haven't got the
    perceptual resilience I once had and my top priority theses days is
    keeping things as clear and simple as possible, so any advice on
    getting rid of these duplications would be appreciated.
    --

    Mike

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  • From Jaimie Vandenbergh@21:1/5 to mikehalmarack@gmail.com on Thu Mar 30 15:34:43 2023
    On 30 Mar 2023 at 14:24:20 BST, "Mike Halmarack"
    <mikehalmarack@gmail.com> wrote:

    It's not the end of the world, I know, but I haven't got the
    perceptual resilience I once had and my top priority theses days is
    keeping things as clear and simple as possible, so any advice on
    getting rid of these duplications would be appreciated.

    My own coping technique is a moment of LOOK MOM WINDOWS IS BEING WEIRD
    AGAIN and ignoring it.

    There's no telling what Windows will decide to do to be 'helpful' as
    there are so many different teams with different ideas about what is
    helpful. And none of them want to allow turning off their helpfulness.

    Cheers - Jaimie
    --
    Hell hath no fury like someone who is enraged that
    someone else is getting away with something they're
    scared to try. - lilairen, LJ

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  • From Raj Kundra@21:1/5 to Jaimie Vandenbergh on Thu Mar 30 17:06:17 2023
    On 30/03/2023 16:34, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
    On 30 Mar 2023 at 14:24:20 BST, "Mike Halmarack"
    <mikehalmarack@gmail.com> wrote:

    It's not the end of the world, I know, but I haven't got the
    perceptual resilience I once had and my top priority theses days is
    keeping things as clear and simple as possible, so any advice on
    getting rid of these duplications would be appreciated.

    My own coping technique is a moment of LOOK MOM WINDOWS IS BEING WEIRD
    AGAIN and ignoring it.

    There's no telling what Windows will decide to do to be 'helpful' as
    there are so many different teams with different ideas about what is
    helpful. And none of them want to allow turning off their helpfulness.

    Cheers - Jaimie
    LOL

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  • From Mike Halmarack@21:1/5 to jaimie@usually.sessile.org on Thu Mar 30 17:46:44 2023
    On 30 Mar 2023 15:34:43 GMT, Jaimie Vandenbergh
    <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> wrote:

    On 30 Mar 2023 at 14:24:20 BST, "Mike Halmarack"
    <mikehalmarack@gmail.com> wrote:

    It's not the end of the world, I know, but I haven't got the
    perceptual resilience I once had and my top priority theses days is
    keeping things as clear and simple as possible, so any advice on
    getting rid of these duplications would be appreciated.

    My own coping technique is a moment of LOOK MOM WINDOWS IS BEING WEIRD
    AGAIN and ignoring it.

    There's no telling what Windows will decide to do to be 'helpful' as
    there are so many different teams with different ideas about what is
    helpful. And none of them want to allow turning off their helpfulness.

    Cheers - Jaimie

    WPILTAYMA

    Windows Problems I'd Like To Ask Your Mom About.

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  • From Adrian Caspersz@21:1/5 to Mike Halmarack on Thu Mar 30 17:34:36 2023
    On 30/03/2023 14:24, Mike Halmarack wrote:
    On my main PC I have 3 external drives consisting of 5 partitions:

    3TB_1 = P
    3TB_2 = Q
    3TB_3 = R

    Pass_2TB = S

    Wild_2TB = T

    On 2 networked laptops, when I click on "Network" > "Main PC" in the Navigation Pane I get shown all the drives listed above,
    plus an extra grouping:

    p, q, r, s,

    which when each clicked on, opens the same drives associated with
    these drive letters.

    Mapping network drives to letters will get you there (something from the
    last century)

    Windows (being helpful) is showing the natural shares plus the drives
    with your appended letters.

    I don't map drives anymore, as I use UNC paths for everything, and can
    drag shortcuts to the quick access left pane of file explorer.

    --
    Adrian C

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  • From Mike Halmarack@21:1/5 to email@here.invalid on Fri Mar 31 09:28:41 2023
    On Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:34:36 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
    <email@here.invalid> wrote:

    On 30/03/2023 14:24, Mike Halmarack wrote:
    On my main PC I have 3 external drives consisting of 5 partitions:

    3TB_1 = P
    3TB_2 = Q
    3TB_3 = R

    Pass_2TB = S

    Wild_2TB = T

    On 2 networked laptops, when I click on "Network" > "Main PC" in the
    Navigation Pane I get shown all the drives listed above,
    plus an extra grouping:

    p, q, r, s,

    which when each clicked on, opens the same drives associated with
    these drive letters.

    Mapping network drives to letters will get you there (something from the
    last century)

    Windows (being helpful) is showing the natural shares plus the drives
    with your appended letters.

    I don't map drives anymore, as I use UNC paths for everything, and can
    drag shortcuts to the quick access left pane of file explorer.

    I've stopped mapping drives based on your advice in the past.
    I also cleared the old mappings out of the registry as best I could
    but it hasn't quite done the trick.
    I might give up soon and just listen to the radio instead.

    All I seem to be doing these days is mopping up after new windows
    installations and updates. This mornings interesting development is
    the non-functioning of Win key+R and Win key+D. Just minor details on
    an ever growing list of niggles, there in case I have nothing better
    to do.
    --

    Mike

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