Version Image dataset on network drive with Git in Local drive

Hi all,

I’m trying to set up DVC for a team project where:

  • All dataset files are stored on a shared Samba network drive (S:)

  • All developers can access this network location

  • Git repositories must live locally on C:

  • The goal is to track changes to the dataset (mostly newly added images), version them with Git/DVC, and allow easy reverts to previous dataset versions.

  • Ideally, we want no large dataset copies on local machines — just metadata and links from the local workspace → shared cache on the network.