Windows 10: Computer not connecting to mapped network drives - also shows red X

Discus and support Computer not connecting to mapped network drives - also shows red X in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hello all, In our office we have a computer drive that we are all mapped to. We need to be mapped and connected to it in order to do our work. When I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by shannsull246, Aug 13, 2018.

  1. SHANNSULL246
    shannsull246 Win User

    Computer not connecting to mapped network drives - also shows red X


    Hello all,


    In our office we have a computer drive that we are all mapped to. We need to be mapped and connected to it in order to do our work. When I restart my computer or leave it overnight and come back, the network drive looks like this:


    Computer not connecting to mapped network drives - also shows red X 5876f046-de0c-4132-ab82-6451bfec1b03?upload=true.png


    When I click on the SD Server, the computer tries to connect but then this message pops up:


    Computer not connecting to mapped network drives - also shows red X 4d973ee9-9c5e-45a0-b873-b2d656b64433?upload=true.png


    I can't seem to find a solution. I found one that worked for a while for some of our computers. Here is what we tried:


    Computer not connecting to mapped network drives - also shows red X 1d8a9a6a-07a9-4cb8-87d1-61fab468affd?upload=true.png


    This one doesn't work anymore. Does anyone here know of any other solutions? Unfortunately I am not very tech savvy and am not sure what to do.


    Thank you!

    :)
     
    shannsull246, Aug 13, 2018
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  2. TOMSERIOUS
    TomSerious Win User

    Red X on mapped network drives.

    Hello!

    We have the problem of a red X (not connected) on the mapped network drives.

    In our office we are running 3 Windows 10 Machines daily and a Windows Server 2012 Standard Server.

    In 95% of boots (not reboots) all mapped network drives are marked as not connected (red X) and when we double click

    on the drives, the connection works fine (opens share normally).

    One Windows machine has its Outlook *.pst file on the network.

    When this machine boots up and the network drives are shown as disconnected, Outlook can't find the *.pst file.

    We have to double click the drive to establish a connection and then it can locate the file.

    My question now is:

    How do we finally fix the red X issue?

    I tried syncing a test file on the network but on one machine, this made it even worse.

    To me it seems like the problem is Windows trying to establish all connections even when the user is not logged

    in and can not establish a connection then.

    A screenshot of the drives: https://i.imgur.com/lKheko9.png

    Thank you in advance, if you need any more information I will provide that!

    Best regards

    Thomas
     
    TomSerious, Aug 13, 2018
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  3. DARWIN DIM
    Darwin Dim Win User
    all my network drives have red X's

    Hi Christophe,

    The red "X" icon that shows on your network drives indicates that your network devices are not connected. To effectively assist you with your concern, we'd like to ask the following:

    • Have you made any changes on your device prior to your concern?
    • Are you getting any error messages when accessing the drives?
    • What are the troubleshooting steps that you performed to resolve your concern?
    • Could you attach related screenshots on your next post to help us understand the situation better.

    We're looking forward to your response.
     
    Darwin Dim, Aug 13, 2018
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  4. TOMSERIOUS
    TomSerious Win User

    Computer not connecting to mapped network drives - also shows red X

    TomSerious, Aug 13, 2018
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