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Copper Contributor

Jul 15, 2016

Mapped Drive - Security Token Expires - Users Loose Access

I am using Mapped Drive to SharePoint Documents. Users lose access when their Security Token expires. Is there a simple method to resolve this?

Copper Contributor

Jan 05, 2019

Has anyone found a solution to this?

I'm at the point where writing a program to load IE on startup and reconnect the drive if necessary to make sure mapped drives are connected seems like the only option here, but I'm sure there must be another way.

My company needs the drive to be mapped as:

1) You can't create folders when saving to SharePoint via the office desktop apps, which a lot of staff need to do, and

2) We have a lot of vba macros which open/save/delete/create files and folders which again, don't all work using only network connections.

I've seen Zee Drive mentioned a lot but its highly unlikely my bosses would authorise extra spend for office.

If no one has found a work around I'll write the program, just pickles my brain that Microsoft essentially prevent you from mapping SharePoint to a drive.

Peter Cullen

Copper Contributor

Jan 07, 2019

You can create an IE shortcut to Office.com which loads at startup and authentcates Sharepoint which then allows the mapped drives to work.

1. Make sure IE is default browser
2. Create shortcut to sharepoint library and add it to start up
3. Make sure you have the office office 365 work and school connector active per user in thier respective user account.
4. Create icon on desktop to mapped drive. Double click once sharepoint is active in browser. Then open the mapped drive. This refreshes its connection.

This worked for a small office however in the 10 user offices I use ZeeDrive for perfect conectivity, superior search, centralised management.

Its an easy sell