1. Verify your data path on the server.
2. Share out one level above the folder that contains your company directories.
   • This is usually the folder above Company
   •  EXAMPLE: If your server's data path is C:\Sage\Peachtree\Company, share the Peachtree folder  
3. Share the folder with full control to the Administrator and System groups.
4. Also add the specific Windows users that will be using Sage 50.
5. Verify you have your data file permissions correctly set.

2. Map the drive on the workstation

• Follow the steps to map the network drive
• Choose whichever unused drive letter you like for the mapping
• Don't map directly to a specific company's directory
  •  EXAMPLE: If the server's data path is C:\Sage\Peachtree\Company, map the Peachtree folder 
  • Company directories are inside the Company folder
• When you open up your mapped drive, make sure you see the folder named Company.
• You can further verify this is the correct location as follows:
  1. Find the PEACHDAT.LOC file in the Company folder.
  2. Right-click PEACHDAT.LOC and select Open with, then Notepad.
  3. When you open the file in Notepad, it will display just a year.  Make sure this is the same year as your version of Sage 50.
     •  EXAMPLE: If you have Sage 50 2024, then the PEACHDAT.LOC file needs to say 2024 
  4. If the years don't match, Sage 50 won't install or run.  You'll need to remap the drive.