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    • Nancy TietzN
      Nancy Tietz
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      hi all.
      I’m new to Notepad++. I changed a setting to allow for multiple instances of np++ and I think that is when I stopped being able to open files from my network drives. I can only see my C drive available.
      I rebooted my laptop to no avail. I have to run my work’s Cisco Anywhere VPN in order to see my network drives, and I did that. I can see my network drives in other apps.
      Any ideas anyone?? THANKS!!!
      Nancy

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      • Terry RT
        Terry R @Nancy Tietz
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        @Nancy-Tietz said in Cannot see network drives anymore:

        Admin mode : ON

        You are running Notepad++ in Admin mode. I bet your mappings are in the “normal” user account environment.

        Terry

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        • Nancy TietzN
          Nancy Tietz @Terry R
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          @Terry-R
          Ok - duh! That fixed it. Thank you so much for your quick response!!

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          • Terry RT
            Terry R @Nancy Tietz
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            @Nancy-Tietz said in Cannot see network drives anymore:

            I changed a setting to allow for multiple instances of np++

            Just a warning that you need to understand what the multi-instance setting does. The online manual here should be read.

            Also given that each instance still uses the same configuration files, there will be a side effect that you may save a preference in one instance, close it, then close the 2nd instance without that setting. Upon restarting Notepad++ the 2nd instance’s settings have now become the starting point, so your change in the first instance was removed (overwritten).

            Also when working with sessions you should do a manual save in each instance giving the session a unique name. Then you can open that instance with that session, leaving another instance to also open it’s session.

            Terry

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            • Alan KilbornA
              Alan Kilborn @Nancy Tietz
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              @Nancy-Tietz

              I, like Terry, have some advice about multiple instances, but mine is much more concise: Don’t do it, the potential problems (most of which are outlined by Terry) outweigh whatever possible advantage you think you are achieving.

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