How to: Map a Directory to the Device Emulator

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You can connect the Device Emulator to a directory on your development computer as if the directory were a drive mounted on the Device Emulator. In the file system for the Device Emulator, the connected directory appears at the root level as Storage Card.

You can connect the Device Emulator to only one directory at a time.

Security noteSecurity Note:

Any use of the folder-sharing feature poses a potential security risk. For example, do not enable the sharing of directories that contain confidential or sensitive information.

To map a directory to the Device Emulator

  1. On the Device Emulator, run a Windows CE OS that supports the ability to connect to a directory on the development computer.

  2. On the Device Emulator File menu, click Configure.

  3. In the Emulator Properties dialog box, select the General tab.

  4. In the Shared folder box, type the path and folder name for the directory you want to map.

    —or—

    Click the Browse button, navigate to the directory that you want to share, and then click OK.

  5. Click OK.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Start the Device Emulator

Other Resources

Configuring and Using the Device Emulator