Mapped drive not showing. (1 Viewer)

[John Sh]

This might be more a windows problem than Access but I post it here on the off chance.
While working on my database from home, I log into a remote server via a VPN.
I have two drives mapped to the server and when I connect, neither drive is active until I open them via file explorer.
I use the following code to detect any drives with particular folders to set the paths for the database.
So if either, or both drives are inactive, albeit connected, oFSO fails to detect them and my paths are incorrect.
"oFSO" is a public function in a module.

Private Sub getDrives()
'   tempvars!drive is any removable drive.
'   tempvars!Patha is the network drive that holds image files and other documents.
'   tempvars!Pathb is the network drive that holds the back-end files and individual front-end files.
    Dim sDrive As Object
    For Each sDrive In oFSO.Drives
        If oFSO.FolderExists(sDrive & "\Images") Then
            If sDrive.DriveType = 2 Then
                TempVars!Drive = sDrive & "\"
            ElseIf sDrive.DriveType = 3 Then
                TempVars!PathA = sDrive & "\"
            End If
        End If
        If sDrive.DriveType = 3 And oFSO.FolderExists(sDrive & "\Split") Then
            TempVars!PathB = sDrive & "\"
        End If
    Next
End Sub

 

[The_Doc_Man]

I don't necessarily have an answer, but your problem isn't unknown.

Redirecting

This next link doesn't merely report the problem, it also offers some possible suggestions, going as far as a registry edit.

[Solved]How To Fix Network Drive Not Showing

What is the method to fix the network drive not showing? How to recover hidden files on unshown network drives? This guide will provide you with a comprehensive solution!

4ddig.tenorshare.com

This is a less complex approach.

Map a network drive in Windows - Microsoft Support

Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.

support.microsoft.com

Here is another relevant article:

(SOLVED) Mapped Network Drives don't show up after reboot until I sign out and sign back in. - Microsoft Q&A

Lately when I reboot my system, after I upgraded to windows 11, my network drives do not show up under "Network Locations" in "This PC", even though windows seems remember the connections The only way I'm able to get them listed is by…

learn.microsoft.com

Somewhere in this list you might find what you need.