How to add a Network Location or UNC path in LinkFixer Advanced?

How to add a Network Location or UNC path in LinkFixer Advanced?

How to Add a Network Location (UNC Path) in LinkFixer Advanced?

Modified on: Mon, 9 Mar, 2026 at 10:22 AM

If shared folders are not mapped as network drives, you can still access them in LinkFixer Advanced by adding them as Network Locations in Windows. This allows the application to recognize and work with UNC paths (for example: \\server\share).

Follow the steps below to add and use a Network Location in LinkFixer Advanced.

Add a Network Location in Windows

      1. Open Windows Explorer.
      2.  Navigate to This PC.
      3. Click Add a network location.



      4. Follow the Add Network Location Wizard.



      5. When prompted, enter the UNC path or shared folder path you want to map (for example: \\server\sharedfolder).



      6. Complete the wizard to create the Network Location.
      7. Once finished, the mapped Network Location will appear in Windows alongside your other locations.



      8. Launch LinkFixer Advanced (or restart the application if it is already open).
      9. Click the Main Menu (☰) in the upper-left corner of the main window.
      10. Select Network Locations.
      11. Confirm that the newly added Network Location appears in the list.



      12. Use the Network Location in a LinkFixer Process
      13. Open any LinkFixer process, such as:
  1. Scan
  2. Inoculate
  3. Cure
  4. Move/Rename
  5. Modify Links
      14. In the Select Folders section, expand the Network Locations node.
      15. Select the desired folders within the mapped location.



      16. Run the process as needed.