Opening the QuickBooks files a different server or network drive can be an ardent task. This can be extremely annoying especially when you are unable to open the company files that are stored on the mapped drive. QuickBooks not seeing Mapped Device is not a common problem, but it can be pretty much annoying to deal with. There can be a bunch of possible factors that trigger such an error, which we will be discuss below in this post.

This blog contains all the guidelines you need to follow when QuickBooks is not showing mapped drives. Just read the instructions carefully till the end. Such an error might lead to unwanted laps and might hinder the smooth working process of the software.

Walkthrough to rectify QuickBooks Not Showing Mapped Drives Error

The procedure to get this issue in QuickBooks Desktop fixed is explained in the form of different steps below. One can try to eliminate the mapped network drive issue in QuickBooks using the set of steps below:

Step 1: View Mapped Drives

The mapped drives can be viewed as follows:

• Hit on the Start menu and then look for Settings.
• Open it and then go to the Sharing tab.
• Click on the private network option and from there you need to verify the chosen settings.
• Enable the network discovery.

• After that, click on Save changes.

Step 2: Map a Network Drive in Windows

Steps For Windows 7 users:

• Access My computer or My PC from the Desktop.
• After that, go for the Map network drive tab.

• You then need to click on a drive letter which is not used yet.
• After that, hit on Browse and after that locate the network location containing the QuickBooks files.
• The drive can also be mapped using the server IP address if the UNC path doesn't work.
• Hit on Finish to create the network drive.
• Access QuickBooks using the newly mapped drive.

For Windows 8 or 10:

• Open the search bar.
• Access This PC.
• Right-click and select Map a network drive.

• Choose an unused drive letter and hit a click on Browse.
• Then, navigate to the location where QuickBooks file is stored.
• Now click on Ok and then hit on Finish.
• Try opening QuickBooks with the newly mapped drive.

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