UNC path to a folder on my local computer

Question

What\'s the UNC path to a folder on my local computer, and how can I access it? I have tried:

1. Security for the folder -- set to Everyone Full Control (for now!

Answer 1

On Windows, you can also use the Win32 File Namespace prefixed with \\?\ to refer to your local directories:

\\?\C:\my_dir

See this answer for description.

Answer 2

If you're going to access your local computer (or any computer) using UNC, you'll need to setup a share. If you haven't already setup a share, you could use the default administrative shares. Example:

\\localhost\c$\my_dir

... accesses a folder called "my_dir" via UNC on your C: drive. By default all the hard drives on your machine are shared with hidden shares like c$, d$, etc.

Answer 3

I had to:

• Create a local administrator
• Add a Microsoft Loopback adapter
• Reference the location as \\127.0.0.1\SSRSFileShare