Accessing a course folder on MIcrowave

Question or Issue

  • How do I access a course folder from my computer of the computer I'm working on?
  • I was told to access my course folder on Microwave, how do I do that?

Environment

  • Apple macOS
  • Microsoft Windows

Resolution

Use the following steps to walk you through connecting to a course folder on Microwave for either macOS or Windows.

macOS

  • From a Bowdoin-issued computer, click on Finder in the Dock.
  • Click on Go - Connect to Server from the Finder menu
  • Enter smb://microwave.bowdoin.edu/courses and click Connect
  • When prompted, enter your Bowdoin username and password and click OK
  • After a few moments a Finder window will open with all of the courses available listed.
  • Browse into the course folder you would like to access.

 

 

Windows

  • From either a Bowdoin-owned computer or a personal computer, click on the Start Menu (lower-left corner with the Windows logo)
  • In the search field enter \\microwave.bowdoin.edu\courses and press Enter on the keyboard
  • If you are on a personal computer, enter your Bowdoin username in the format as follows
    • username@bowdoincollege.edu (it is important that you use your username but that it is followed with the @bowdoincollege.edu).
  • Enter your password and click OK
  • After a few moments an Explorer window will open with all of the courses available listed.
  • Browse into the course folder you would like to access.

 

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