Finding Your Folder Number

The documents will be stored in a 'your-username' folder under a 'numbered-folder' - you need to find out which numbered folder you have been allocated.

Your H: Drive Folder Number

Before you can connect your H:drive you need your number. If you don't know your folder number, follow the link below:

• Click here to find your H:Drive Folder Number, then follow RETURN...

The number folders are located on one of three servers. Look up your folder number in this table:

Note down your 'server number' - for example if user 'bloggsj' has a folder number of '23', their server number would be '2'.

Connect To H:Drive

1. ensure your Mac is connected to the campus network.
2. click on the 'Finder' icon.
3. click on the 'Go' menu then the 'Connect to Server' menu option - see dialog.
4. type in: smb://homes(servernum).lancs.ac.uk/(foldernum)/(username)

Where username is the username you use to log into campus Windows computers. For example, if user 'bloggsj' would type:

smb://homes2.lancs.ac.uk/23/bloggsj

5. click on the 'Connect' button.
6. type in your Windows network username (in 'Name' field) and your password (in the 'Password' field).
7. click on the 'Connect' button - see H: Driver folder open.

You can use your H: Drive to store documents.

Closing and Reconnecting

You can disconnect your H: Drive weither by logging off or by dragging the icon marked with the 'folder name' to to the waste basket/disconnect icon.

To make your drive easy to connect, do the following:

1. click on the 'Finder' icon.
2. click on the 'Go' menu then the 'Connect to Server' menu option - see dialog.
3. ensure that: type in: smb://homes(servernum).lancs.ac.uk/(foldernum)/(username) is in the 'Server Adress' field.
4. click on the '+' button - see the link in the 'favouries box.

The the next time you want to connect to your drive you will be able to find the link in the favourites box.

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