Article - CS308779

How to link a File Repository in ThingWorx Platform to a Network Drive

Modified: 14-Jan-2025   


Applies To

  • ThingWorx Platform 8.0 to 9.6

Description

  • Linking a File Repository to Network Drive to interact with Files
  • Configure a File Repository Thing to access a Network Drive
  • Access files on a Network Drive from within ThingWorx Platform
  • Setting up symbolic link from a ThingWorx Repository to a network drive and getting one of the following errors when running a test service on the File Repository Thing:
    • Access Denied
    • Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer
    • Directory does not exist: <ThingworxStorage>\repository\<Repository>
  • How to save files to local folder
  • Can't access a repository that is on a network location
  • How to upload file in the shared drive or any other location apart from thing Worx repository
  • Is it possible to connect a Repository which is on another server
  • Is it possible to have Repositories with different server addresses
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