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Note

ITS recommends using Microsoft Teams or OneDrive as your file storage location instead of the network drives so that you can access your files from anywhere.  Using Microsoft Teams or OneDrive for Business does not require mapping a drive, nor using VPN from off campus.

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  1. Click on Finder in the Dock, then select Go on the menu bar.

  2. Select Connect to Server.

  3. In the address box, enter the address for the network file space you wish to map:

    Network File SpaceServer AddressNotes
    Home Folder (U: Drive)smb://lincoln.univ.albany.edu/NetIDReplace the word "NetID" with your UAlbany NetID
    Departmental Folders (V: Drive)smb://lincoln.univ.albany.edu/DivisionalCodeReplace the word "DivisionalCode" with your divisional code
    U-wide Folderssmb://lincoln.univ.albany.edu/netapps
    S: Drivesmb://storage.albany.edu/NetIDReplace the word "NetID" with your UAlbany NetID


    Tip

    If you have been mapping drives using cifs://, ITS recommends switching to smb:// for a more secure and efficient way to map your network drives on a Mac.


  4. A prompt will appear now for you to enter your Domain (UALBANY), NetID, and password.  For Name, enter UALBANY\NetID

    replacing the word NetID with your NetID.  For example, if your user name is ab123456, enter UALBANY\ab123456

  5. Follow these instructions if you wish to always map that drive at startup.

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