How do I manually connect to my H/S/J drives with my university Windows or Mac computer?

New staff and faculty have access to Google Drive and OneDrive for cloud-based storage.

University computers should automatically connect to these drives when on campus. If off campus, you need to first connect to the VPN. If you need to manually connect to a drive, follow these instructions.

Windows

Mac

Connect to H drive:

  1. Open File Explorer
  2. Right click on the Network section and click Map Network Drive
    Network Drive menu
  3. From the Drive drop down menu, select H:
  4. Type in \\filer.uncc.edu\home\username (replace < username > with your NinerNET username)
    Network drive properties
  5. Click Finish

Connect to J drive:

  1. Open File Explorer
  2. Right click on the Network section and click Map Network Drive
  3. Network drive menu
  4. From the Drive drop down menu, select J:
  5. Type in \\filer.uncc.edu\dept\dept abbreviation (replace dept abbreviation with your abbreviated department name)Map network drive properties
  6. Click Finish

Connect to S drive:

  1. Open File Explorer
  2. Right click on the Network section and click Map Network Drive
    Map network drive menu
  3. From the Drive drop down menu, select S:
  4. Type in \\filer.uncc.edu\dept
    Map network drive properties
  5. Click Finish

Before you begin, open Finder. Select Finder on the top menu bar > click Preferences > General. Check Connected Servers box. If not, the server icon won't be seen on the desktop.

Connect to H drive:

  1. From the Finder Menu bar at the top of your screen, click Go
  2. Click Connect to Server
    Map network drive menu
  3. In the Server Address: field, type smb://filer.uncc.edu/home/username (username is NinerNET username)
  4. Click Connect
    Map network drive properties
  5. When the dialog box appears, enter your NinerNET password to authenticate
  6. To open your H: drive, click the folder with your NinerNET username
     

Connect to S drive:

  1. From the Finder Menu bar at the top of your screen, click Go
  2. Click Connect to Server
    Map network drive menu
  3. In the Server Address: field, type smb://filer.uncc.edu/dept
    Map network drive properties
  4. Click Connect
    Network drive connect
  5. When the dialog box appears, enter your NinerNET password to authenticate and open your S: drive
  6. To open your S: drive, click the folder called dept

Connect to J drive:

  1. To open your J: drive, click the folder with your department's abbreviation

 
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