How to map a shared folder in Windows to access it quickly!

Quickly accessing a folder buried deep in one of your pictures or documents folders can be very stressful - especially if you can't remember WHERE it's located. I'm going to show you how to quickly and easy work around this by using a Windows feature called "drive mapping", to give you quick and easy access to that folder in seconds. Enjoy!

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Chapters:
00:00 - how to quickly and easily map a folder in Windows
00:03 - why you want mapped drives
01:17 - creating just a desktop shortcut
01:45 - why drive mapping works better

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