Solved To map or not to map, that is the question.

Tinyman

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Hello all, I am trying to find a definitive answer to the question of mapping external hard drives. :confused: I have 4 external hard drives and would like to know if there is benefit in mapping them or not. Is there benefit in speed/response etc.... I do a lot of video streaming through media centre to xbox 360.:geek:

Any advice would be greatly accepted.

Tinyman.
 

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No benefit to mapping really, just a faster way to get to the file location. It won't make the streaming any better.

I add my extra drives to my video library so they look like one big drive.
 

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Thankyou chev65, I wasn't sure if there was any real benefit in it or not. I used to map drives way back in '98 and ME days.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Pentium (R) Dual Core E5200 @ 2.50GHZ
    Memory
    3.00 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E1909W (Analog)
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Backup + Desk USB Device 3TB
    WD Ext HDD 1021 USB Device 2TB
    WD Ext HDD 1021 USB Device 2TB
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device 3TB
    WDC WD10EZRX-00A8LB0 1TB
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    Standard Slimline
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