# Mapping Hidden Network Drives

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-hidden-network-drives/89661>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [April 29, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-hidden-network-drives/89661 "2024-04-29T21:11:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amir\_Maleki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Amir\_Maleki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amir_Maleki)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-hidden-network-drives/89661/1 "2024-04-29T21:11:16Z")

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Does anyone know how to setup .config file for a network path like this:  
\192.168.1.1\c$  
Ignition is running on a VM and above is the address of the server that Ignition is running on.  
wrapper.share.1.location=?  
wrapper.share.1.target=?  
wrapper.share.1.type=DISK?

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**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-hidden-network-drives/89661/2 "2024-04-29T21:19:20Z")

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The recommended way would be to do any operations using the UNC network path you used directly and run the Ignition service as a user with permissions to access that network share.

Secondly, it's probably not a great idea to use the root share of a computer even though it's hidden to transfer files. This is a huge security risk!! Create a new share and configure it with appropriate permissions to the location you really want.

Lastly, if you are on a different domain than where the network share is located, you'll have to go about setting it up like I detailed in this post, but as @pturmel will remind you, this share will not reconnect if it's ever disconnected, and if it's not available when Ignition starts, it will delay starting Ignition until the retries and timeouts have been exhausted/expired.

> [@Mapping network drive confusion](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-network-drive-confusion/88338/31):
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> I've played with this and here's my the relevant lines from my working ignition.conf file: wrapper.share.1.location=\\\<REDACTED\>\Projects wrapper.share.1.target=P: wrapper.share.1.type=DISK wrapper.ntservice.account=Ignition wrapper.ntservice.password=\<REDACTED\> wrapper.share.1.account=\<REDACTED\> wrapper.share.1.password=\<REDACTED\> wrapper.share.1.shutdown.unmap=TRUE wrapper.share.1.startup.max\_retries=2 wrapper.share.1.startup.retry\_interval=10 For the ntservice account/password I used the lo…

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**Author:** ![Amir\_Maleki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Amir\_Maleki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amir_Maleki)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-hidden-network-drives/89661/3 "2024-04-29T21:22:31Z")

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Thanks for replying. I am testing different configurations including UNC.  
My question is what would be the "wrapper.share.1.target" in this case?

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**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-hidden-network-drives/89661/4 "2024-04-29T21:24:08Z")

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Just like my example, it would be whatever drive letter you want to use inside Ignition. You should be able to copy/paste my example and just change what you need for your UNC path, usernames/passwords, etc.

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**Author:** ![Amir\_Maleki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Amir\_Maleki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amir_Maleki)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-hidden-network-drives/89661/5 "2024-04-29T21:25:31Z")

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Thanks again. I will do it and will let you know.

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**Author:** ![Amir\_Maleki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Amir\_Maleki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Amir_Maleki)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-hidden-network-drives/89661/6 "2024-04-29T21:44:52Z")

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It worked 🥹. User name was wrong. I found it in the wrapper.  
Thanks again.