Read/Write on a network folder

I would like to read and write on a folder placed on a shared storage using the SubFileSystem. Is this possible? I can’t seem to find the way, I always get the exception: A path on Windows must start by /mnt/ followed by the drive letter. Also, I’d like to be compatible with both Windows and Linux.

This is the code I have:

UPath root = "\\\\myserver\\PublicFolder\\";
var fs = new PhysicalFileSystem();
if (!fs.DirectoryExists(root))
{
	fs.CreateDirectory(root);
}
var subfs = new SubFileSystem(fs, root);

Thanks

[xoofx]

The integration into PhysicalFileSystem doesn’t match. A unc is like an http connection where you have the host and the path inside it. I would prefer a new UncFileSystem("\\\\myserver\\PublicFolder\\") is introduced even if it requires to move some parts of PhysicalFileSystem to a base class. Note also that it might require to disable the file watcher API for this one. I don’t have time, nor any personal interest in this feature, but a PR is welcome.

[guillaume86]

Maybe a /unc/ root path could handle that on windows platforms? Just translating itself to \\ when transformed into a native path similarly to what /mnt/ is doing for mounted drives.

@xoofx any remarks/recommendations if someone was to tackle that?