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Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top How do I resolve the error “The local device name is already in use.”? up vote http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/disconnected-network-drive-error-as-follows-an/9a877c38-5e86-4c34-84c2-427a965577c6 22 down vote favorite 4 I try to map a network resource to my local device. I receive the following error: The local device name is already in use. I have the problem to find which purpose the device is used for. I try a command net use and do not see it in the list, therefore, it is not mapped to a network resource. Does anybody know how to see the list of all used devices in Windows http://superuser.com/questions/240383/how-do-i-resolve-the-error-the-local-device-name-is-already-in-use 7? windows-7 network-shares share|improve this question edited Jun 18 '12 at 22:17 Oliver Salzburg♦ 56.3k36185245 asked Feb 1 '11 at 14:27 Tim 3312415 net use is the typical way to check. I'm not sure why it would be claiming to be in use if it is not there. –Jeff F. Feb 1 '11 at 14:30 @Jeff: exactly, also not clear for me –Tim Feb 1 '11 at 14:34 @Tim silly question: Have you rebooted? Also have you ensured that no physical device is using that letter(in disk management) –Jeff F. Feb 1 '11 at 14:37 @Jeff: I use 2 physical disks that are partitioned into C:\ and V:\ correspondingly + 2 network resources that are mapped to W:\ and Z:\ as you see there is no I:\ among them. Why do I have to reboot? –Tim Feb 1 '11 at 14:42 @Tim reboots have been the universal MS fixer since 3.0 :) –Jeff F. Feb 1 '11 at 14:43 | show 9 more comments 10 Answers 10 active oldest votes up vote 17 down vote You need to remap the drive. First: net use * /delete Then remap it using net use again: net use Z: \\server\share /user:username password share|improve this answer edited Oct 13 '11 at 5:05 Gaff 12.4k113655 answered Oct 12 '11 at 17:03 dekyos 17113 thank you sir!! I had
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