Just to clarify,

Do you want files in the file-manager on the network drive,

OR

You want to display files in your network drive as files in the file-manager

If it is the first one, thats easy (may require an addon depending on how the network drive works, I specialize in that stuff)

The second one is difficult, as c5 stores files in a specific way and is meant to be the primary storage, not a secondary storage.

If the second one is the route you are going, if you could provide some more detail on what you are trying to accomplish, I can give some suggestions.

Mike

It's more the second option. I realize the file manager needs DB info, but I was hoping there was a way to make the file manager see the network drive as though it was the "files" folder to add then create "sets" from the files on the network. That's a little crazy, I know. I've realized that I essentially need to create a file list from the network. The goal is to have specific files associated with a project display on a page as a file list whereby the user can download said files. I was hoping there was a way to create a file set from files on a network drive for the purpose of displaying specific files. They are all segmented into project specific folders. I setup a virtual directory, but now I see the files just like when you view a directory on a browser. It's not pretty, and clicking the files opens them rather than downloading them.

Yea, getting that to work in the file-manager is basically impossible,

I would suggest making an addon that just lists files in a directory, and stream them via the controller, thats probably going to be easiest.