I want to replace or insert parts of an UNC path using regex. Example

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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T12:18:56+00:00 2026-06-15T12:18:56+00:00

I want to replace or insert parts of an UNC path using regex.

Example input:

\\\\PCSHARE\Homedrive\John Doe

Example output:

\\\\PCSHARE.mydomain.org\Homedrive\John Doe

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-15T12:18:57+00:00

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try like this:

 "\\PCSHARE\Homedrive\John Doe" -replace '(?<=\\\\)(PCSHARE)', '$1.mydomain.org'

Edit after comment:

try:

"\\PCSHARE\Homedrive\John Doe" -replace '(?<=\\\\)(.[^\\]*)', '$&.mydomain.org'

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