Map network drive to Azure File Storage

Create Storage Account
First of all you need to create a storage account that will give you access to the File Storage service that you are going to use.

Create File Storage
After your Azure Storage Account is created you need to create a File Share. From the storage account you have previously created, select Files and add a new File Service. Name your service and set a Quota in GB, to limit the total size of files on the share.

Map Network Drive
Now that your file share is created, you can map it as a network drive in your computer.

The url for your share which can be found if you click on the properties button on your file share toolbar.

Note that you should change https:// to \\ in order to mount the file share.
The storage account name and the storage account key to allow access to your file share.

The connect method can be found if you click on the properties button on your file share toolbar.

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