Title: Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e - freem

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## gpt-5-1[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=1 "Edit section: gpt-5-1") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section's source code: gpt-5-1")]

### User:[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=2 "Edit section: User:") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section's source code: User:")]

### Assistant: It looks like you're asking why Sonarr on Windows Server 2019 suddenly stopped seeing mapped drives, based on the Reddi…[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Assistant: It looks like you're asking why Sonarr on Windows Server 2019 suddenly stopped seeing mapped drives, based on the Reddi…") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section's source code: Assistant: It looks like you're asking why Sonarr on Windows Server 2019 suddenly stopped seeing mapped drives, based on the Reddi…")]

It looks like you're asking why Sonarr on Windows Server 2019 suddenly stopped seeing mapped drives, based on the Reddit post screenshot. This is a VERY common Sonarr/Radarr issue on Windows, and the cause is almost always the same:

### ✅ Why Sonarr cannot see mapped drives[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=4 "Edit section: ✅ Why Sonarr cannot see mapped drives") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section's source code: ✅ Why Sonarr cannot see mapped drives")]

Mapped drives do NOT exist for Windows services — only for the interactive user session. If Sonarr is running as a service, it will only see the real drives (C:, D:, etc.) and never the mapped ones (like X:, Y:).

That’s why it only sees C:.

Even if you change the service account, mapped drives won't appear because Windows does NOT mount them for services.

### ✅ How to fix it (3 reliable options)[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=5 "Edit section: ✅ How to fix it (3 reliable options)") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section's source code: ✅ How to fix it (3 reliable options)")]

#### Fix 1 — Use UNC Paths instead of mapped letters[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Fix 1 — Use UNC Paths instead of mapped letters") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section's source code: Fix 1 — Use UNC Paths instead of mapped letters")]

Instead of:

X:\Media\TV

Use:

\\SERVER\Media\TV

Sonarr fully supports UNC paths and this works even when running as a service.

👉 This is the BEST fix.

#### Fix 2 — Re-run Sonarr not as a service[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Fix 2 — Re-run Sonarr not as a service") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section's source code: Fix 2 — Re-run Sonarr not as a service")]

If you run Sonarr as a normal app (tray mode), mapped drives WILL appear.

But:

*   It won’t auto-start after reboot unless you add it to Startup
*   It's not recommended for servers

#### Fix 3 — Create mapped drives for the service account (hacky)[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Fix 3 — Create mapped drives for the service account (hacky)") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section's source code: Fix 3 — Create mapped drives for the service account (hacky)")]

You can manually map drives for the user that the service runs under by running:

net use X: \\SERVER\Media /persistent:yes

But this only works if:

*   The service is set to “Automatic (Delayed Start)”
*   The network is ready before Sonarr starts

This method often breaks again later — so UNC paths are still better.

### ⭐ Recommended: Use UNC paths and you're done[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=9 "Edit section: ⭐ Recommended: Use UNC paths and you're done") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section's source code: ⭐ Recommended: Use UNC paths and you're done")]

If the Reddit poster replaces their root folder paths inside Sonarr with UNC paths, everything will work instantly.

If you'd like, I can write a step-by-step fix for your exact setup.

## References[[edit](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&veaction=edit&section=10 "Edit section: References") | [edit source](https://freemwiki.com/index.php?title=Openai/692c47be-1664-8012-80b8-2182a08b689e&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section's source code: References")]

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