UNC Shortcut vs Mapped Network Drive

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Published on 2010-02-25T23:58:56Z Indexed on 2010/05/27 15:22 UTC
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Is there any fundamental difference between mapping a network share and using a UNC shortcut in Windows (aside from the obvious loss of a drive letter)?

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