"My document" folder on a remote disk (NAS)


  1. Julien PHAM
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    Windows 2008 server
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    "My document" folder on a remote disk (NAS)


    Hi,

    In my company I have a windows 2008 server. And synology NAS. On the server, there is a strategy that redirects the "my document" folder to the NAS, in the directory \\datas\home\Documents.

    It works find on windows XP OS, but not on Windows 7. I mean, the folder is not redirected, so I tried to add the folder to the "documents" library, but windows 7 refuses, telling me it is impossible because the folder is not indexed.

    So how can I do with windows 7 to put this network folder in "documents"?

    Thanks
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  3. Lomai
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    Win7 HP (x64)/Win7 Ultimate (x64)
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    Hi Julien

    Welcome to Seven Forums

    Have a look at the following tutorials :
    How to Include a Network Drive or Folder in a Library in Windows 7 (Credits to limneos of SF)
    How to Include a Folder in a Library in Windows 7 (Credits to Shawn - SF)
    Hope this helps and regards
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  4. Julien PHAM
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    Thanks a lot, I'll check...

    Edit : I don't like those two methods. The first one is awful, to have to sync the remote folder locally, the second is not very good, to be able to cheat with a symlink.

    I'm sure there is another method, as on my previous server the documents folder was in seven in \\datas\home\documents, but now that I have reinstalled server, I do not know how to do this again ^^
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