Q247875: XCLN: Mapped Drive Letter Path Changes to UNC Path

Article: Q247875
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 8.04; WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Outlook 97, version 8.04 
- Microsoft Outlook 98 
- Microsoft Outlook 2000 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use a mapped drive letter in the pathname to a file such as an
AutoArchive .pst file, the path to the file changes from
<drive>:\<folder>\Archive.pst to
\\<Servername>\<Sharename>\Archive.pst. You can see this change when
you use Browse to locate the file and then click OK.

CAUSE
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The file you are working with is being saved to a distributed file system (Dfs)
volume. With Dfs, you can create a single directory tree that includes multiple
file servers and file shares in a group, division, or enterprise.

WORKAROUND
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To work around the issue you can do one of the following:

- To retain the mapped drive letter name, save the file to a non-Dfs volume.

- Do not use the Browse button to locate the folder. Instead, manually type the
  path name of the location where you want to save the file. For example:

  "g:\<folder>\archive.pst" (without the quotation marks)


Additional query words: 8.04 8.5 9.0

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbOutlook2000Search kbOutlook97Search kbOutlook98Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbOutlook804
Version           : :8.04; WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbprb

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