Google Drive has recently updated the desktop file sync client from the old Backup and Sync to a new system. With the old program, I used net use
at the Windows Command Prompt, e.g. net use r: "\\localhost\c$\path\to\my\Google Drive"
to map my Google Drive folder to drive letter R:\
, that way it'd be consistent on any machine. But, with the new program, trying something similar, net use m: "\\localhost\j$\My Drive"
yields this error:
System error 53 has occurred.
The network path was not found.
The path J:\
used by the new Google Drive is actually a virtual drive, which may be the issue. I also had issues with the subst
command. How do I map my My Drive
folder to a persistent drive letter that will cooperate with Google's file syncing? In case it matters, I'm on Windows 10.