Question or Issue:
How do I connect to a folder on the network to access my files from on campus?
Instructions:
To connect to a network drive in Windows 10
To connect to a network drive in Windows 7
To connect to a network drive on a Mac
To connect to a network drive in Windows 10
- Open File Explorer.
- In the left panel, click This PC.
- Click Map Network Drive from the File ribbon.
- Choose the drive, and then enter the full path of the folder.
The server appears in the list of items under This PC in the left panel.
To connect to a network drive in Windows 7
- Open File Explorer.
- In the left panel, click Computer.
- Click Map network drive in the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- Choose the drive and enter the full path of the folder.
The server appears in the list of items under Computer in the left panel.
To connect to a network drive on a Mac
- Click the Finder icon in the Dock.
- From the Go menu in Finder, select Connect to Server.
- Enter smb://[servername] and then type the full path of the folder.
Replace "yourusername" above with your bowdoin username.
- To connect to the department drive, type smb://microwave/dept
- To connect to your personal folder, type smb://microwave/home/yourusername
The network drive appears as an icon on the Desktop.