Hard drives all have letters assigned to them (the hard drive on your computer is most likely labeled “C”, for example). Consider picking a letter like X or Z in order to avoid conflicting with any of the A through F drive letters that you will most likely use on your computer at some point.

If you aren’t connected to at least one other computer on your network, you won’t be able to select a folder.

Make sure that the owner of the folder’s computer doesn’t move the folder after this point.

If you are connecting to a shared folder on a network that is not on your computer, you may also need to provide login information. If so, check the box labeled “Connect using different credentials” and enter your login information.

The folder in question will appear in the This PC window below the “Devices and drives” heading. It will have the letter you selected as its name.

Depending on your network type, you may see ftp:// or something similar here instead of smb://.

Depending on your network type, you may see ftp:// or something similar here instead of smb://.

Depending on your network type, you may see ftp:// or something similar here instead of smb://.

Depending on your network type, you may see ftp:// or something similar here instead of smb://.

Depending on your network type, you may see ftp:// or something similar here instead of smb://.

Once you log in, you should see the folder’s drive icon appear on your desktop.