Indexing a mapped network drive for WDS 3.0

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Indexing a mapped network drive for WDS 3.0

I have recetly installed WDS 3.0 over WDS 2.6.5. I cannot select a network drive to index in the "change selected locations" menu under options. I have also mapped a network drive, and I still cannot select it under the "change selected locations" menu under options to index it. How do I select a folder or a network drive to add to folders to be indexed

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Indexing a mapped network drive for WDS 3.0

  • F.Costa

    I had the same issue - likely a question of permissions. I changed security context of "UNCFAT DMS" service to one that has access to my UNC pathnames, restarted the service, and rebuilt the index. All is well now.

  • Alastair Q

    Have you installed the UNC add-in Once the add-in is installed a new tab will appear that says "Add UNC Location". Then you can type \\servername\sharename. From what I can tell you have to use share names, you can not use mapped drives.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx amp;amp;displaylang=en&familyid=f7e981d9-5a3b-4872-a07e-220761e27283&displaylang=en

  • Evan Mulawski

    how do i do this

    I went into Services. I am logged on as "local system account" and allow service to interact with desktop is checked.

    Is there something else I should do

    thanks for your help!!

  • veci_aus

    I have the same issue as above. I have uninstalled and reinstalled 3.0, but the UNC add-in, plus re-added all the shared drives. I have purposefully put a "test" document in all my pst folders and all my shared drives so i can easily see what is and what is not being indexed. All my pst folders are indexed. But none of my shared drives are being indexed. They remain selected in the list of drives/folders to index. I get no warning messages. And, the index says it has completed indexing.

  • Michael Covington

    I have installed the UNC add-in, and added the folders over the network to the list of items to be indexed and indexed them, but now when I want to search the folders over the network, WDS tells me that these folders have not been indexed and I have to add them to index (which I have already done). I have not used any mapped drives.
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