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This article explains where a department's shared files live after they move from the Microwave department drive (J:) to Microsoft Teams. It covers how to open those files, how to reach them from File Explorer or Finder, and what changes compared with working on the J: drive.

This article explains why desktop shortcuts, recent file lists, spreadsheet links, browser bookmarks, and email signatures stop working after a department's files move from the Microwave (J:) drive into Microsoft Teams. It describes how to repoint each kind of link at its new location and why repairing links as they fail beats auditing every file at once.

This article explains which kinds of files stop working, or lose data, when they are placed in a Microsoft Teams channel. It lists the file types a department should leave out of a migration from the Microwave (J:) drive and names where each type belongs instead.

Instructions for connecting to a Bowdoin department (J:) drive on the Microwave file server from a personal or Bowdoin computer running macOS, Windows, or Linux. Includes the VPN requirement for connecting from off campus.

A step-by-step guide for departments moving shared files from the Microwave department drive (J:) to Microsoft Teams, in partnership with the Service Desk. Covers requesting help, designing a Team structure, reviewing and grouping files by destination, and completing the transition.

Troubleshooting steps for faculty, staff, and students who cannot connect to a network drive on the Microwave file server, such as a department (J:) drive, personal (H:) drive, or course folder. Covers network location requirements, stale mapped drives, connecting by full path, and restarting the computer.

Instructions for recovering a deleted or changed file or folder from the automatic snapshot backups taken on the Microwave file server. Explains how snapshots work and how to browse them from macOS by mounting the ~snapshot location and from Windows using the Previous Versions tab.