There is a way, using a symbolic link to the UNC:
- Create a folder on your hard drive, e.g., C:\UNC-LNK
- Create a second folder in the above with the name of the UNC destination itself, e.g., C:\UNC-LNK\SHARED-LOCATION
- Add the second folder above to a new library.
- Delete second folder above.
- Open an administrative command prompt (right click on Command Prompt in Accessories, choose “Run as administrator”).
- Do your equivalent of the following in the command prompt window: mklink /d c:\UNC-LNK-SHARED-LOCATION \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME
- Done!