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If If you do not see your network drives, first restart your computer. This actually resolves the problem 9 times out of 10. If you do not see your network drives after a restart, make sure you are either plugged in with a network cable or are connected to drew1x if on campus. If you are off campus, you cannot see your network drives unless you CloudPC or MyFiles. |
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The U: Drive
The U: drive is the campus shared drive. People are only able to access the folders here that they have been granted permissions to see.
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Please note: This option is only available to users in Windows. Those on a Mac can access these options by logging into CloudPC and launching Windows Explorer. |
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Please be careful when adjusting permissions on your account folders. - Do not adjust the top level permissions - only permissions on subfolders within your U:/username folder.
- Carefully observe what rights you grant to which users.
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- Single left click on the folder to make sure you're at the correct level.
- Right click on the desired folder (not a file)
- Select Properties
- Click on the Security tab
- Choose the Edit... button
- Choose the Add... button
- In the box marked "Enter the object names to select", type the name of user or group desired
- For example, on a Public folder, you could type "everyone"
- When looking for an individual user, you can type their username or attempt to search using the person's full name
- Consider using departmental groups where possible to reduce cleanup in the future. Speak with UT for details.
- Choose the Check Names... button
- If only one object is found, you will remain in that box and can choose the OK button
- If more than one object is found, another window will pop up with a list from which you should choose the desired user/group. Then click OK twice.
- Check the boxes in the Permissions list at the bottom for the permission(s) desired
- The defaults - Read & execute, List folder contents, and Read - are probably appropriate in most cases
- If you wish to collaborate with others, add Modify and Write
- Click Apply
- Click OK to close the Permissions window, and click OK again to close the Properties window
The U: drive can be accessed the same way as the F: drive. Warning | Please be careful when adjusting permissions on your account folders. - Do not adjust the top level permissions - only permissions on subfolders within your U:/username folder.
- Carefully observe what rights you grant to which users.
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The Employee Network Drives (G, O, and P)
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You can direct others to http://tinyurl.com/MyNetworkDrives so they can also access this information!
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