Drive mapping is the way by which Microsoft Windows and OS/2 associate a local drive letter (A through Z) with a shared storage area to another computer over a network. After a drive has been mapped, a software application on a client's computer can read and write files from the shared storage area by accessing that drive, just as if that drive represented a local physical hard disk drive.

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• 1 Alternative viewpoint #1
• 2 Alternative viewpoint #2
• 3 See also
• 4 References

Alternative viewpoint #1

In Microsoft Windows and OS/2, a mapped drive is typically the place on a networked computer's hard drive that has been created/designated and given a special name. The drive, which is created by an administrator, is given certain permissions of use set by the administrator, and will store information for particular users or groups. The drive can contain any data that is compatible with the existing system.