SharePoint 2013 Master page- How to map your network drive
1.From Settings menu, select Design Manager.
2. On the Design Manager Welcome page, click
3. Upload Design Files.
3.On the Upload Design Files page, copy the URL to your design files.
Note: The next steps will vary depending on your computer's operating system. My computer is running Windows 8, so I will show you how to map your network drive from
Windows 8.
4.Open Windows Explorer. Right click on Network, and select Map network drive.
5.In the Folder field, paste the URL that you copied in step 3. Click Finish.
6.An explorer window with your Master Page Gallery content opens.
How to turn off versioning for the Master Page Gallery
In our scenario, I am not using SharePoint workflows for approval. My files have already been approved, so before I upload a new master page, I want to turn off
versioning for the Master Page Gallery.
versioning for the Master Page Gallery.
To turn off versioning for the Master Page Gallery:
1.On the LIBRARY tab, click Library Settings.
2.On the Settings page, click Versioning settings.
3.On the Versioning Settings page, in the Content Approval section, for Require content approval for submitted items, select No.
4.In the Document Version History section, for Create a version each time you edit a file in this document library, select No versioning.
5.In the Require Check Out section, for Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited, select No.
1.On the LIBRARY tab, click Library Settings.
2.On the Settings page, click Versioning settings.
3.On the Versioning Settings page, in the Content Approval section, for Require content approval for submitted items, select No.
4.In the Document Version History section, for Create a version each time you edit a file in this document library, select No versioning.
5.In the Require Check Out section, for Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited, select No.
Now we're ready to upload a new master page.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tothesharepoint/archive/2013/04/03/stage-6-upload-and-apply-a-new-master-page-to-a-publishing-site.aspx#MapNetworkDrive
