Members of Lancaster University have access to filestorage on a 'central filestore server' which is available to all networked computers. On 'Managed' Office PCs this is 'pre-connected' as the H:drive.
Users of non-managed PCs or PCs/Macs connected via various other networks will have to connect 'manually'. Follow the approriate link below for instructions:
Resnet Users, Wireless Users, VPN Users
- Connect H:Drive Personal Network Filestore - Windows 7 / Vista / XP.
- Connect H:Drive Personal Network Filestore - Mac OSX Snow Leopard / Leopard.
Office Users
H:drive should be already connected for most users. If H:Drive is not connected, follow the appropriate link:
- Connect H:Drive Personal Network Filestore - Windows 7 / Vista / XP.
- Connect H:Drive Personal Network Filestore - Mac OSX Snow Leopard / Leopard.
Security
Files stored in your H:drive folder are automatically backed up daily. In the event of a hardware failure, your data is secure if it is more than 24 hours old. For total security, important files less than 24 hours old should be copied to CD, DVD or floppy disk. Your H:drive can only be read by you.
Warnings
Please be aware that:
- there is no 'Recycle Bin' on network drives, e.g. H:drive. This means that files you delete from network drives cannot be retrieved; they will not be retained or appear in the main Recycle Bin on the C:drive of your PC.
On PC Lab PCs and staff 'Managed XP PCs':
- save your work on to your central filestore (or on to floppy disk/USB memory stick).
- NEVER save your work onto a Lab PC's 'local' hard disk (also known as the 'C:drive'). The Lab PCs' local disks are reserved for the system software and all other files are deleted regularly.
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