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You must connect to PSU’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access your H Drive or the I Drive from off campus. |
Learn how to make use of your H Drive and the I drives Drives on a macOS -based machinedevice, including how to transfer files and map them to your home computer for convenient access from off - campus access.
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Connect to the H and I Drives
To access your PSU H or I drives on a Mac, use the following directions. If you are not connected to the Portland State network, before you do anything, you must connect to PSU’s Virtual Private Network (VPN).
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Go to Finder by selecting it on the Dock
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or select the desktop.
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Select
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Go
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> Connect to Server.
In the Server Address
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box, enter the address of the drive you want to access
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and select Connect.
In the dialog that appears, enter the following information:
Workgroup/Domain: PSU (If you are connecting from
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a personal device, macOS will not ask for a workgroup/domain.)
Username: Your Odin
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username (macOS will sometimes capitalize your username
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clear the username box and
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re-enter your username using lowercase.)
Password: Your Odin
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password
Select OK
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Optionally, map the drive for easier access later.
Map
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the H and I Drives
You can map your H Drive or the I
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Drive to your
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Connect to the network drive using the instructions above.
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Open the Finder.
computer for convenient access both on and off campus.
Connect to your H Drive or the I Drive.
Go to Finder by selecting it on the Dock or select the desktop.
Select Go > Computer.
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Find the network drive you want to map.
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Select the Option+Command
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keys and drag the network drive to
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the
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desktop
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Check your H Drive Usage
Once you've mapped your H drive to your computer, you can use the following steps to check your available free space.
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Select the Control key and select the drive.
Select Get Info.
Directory Addresses
H Drive
Your H drive is for personal file storage. In the file paths below, replace "u" with the first letter of your Odin username, and replace "user" with your Odin username.
Faculty and Staff Home Directories: smb://emphome.psu.ds.pdx.edu/u/user/
Student Home Directories: smb://stuhome.psu.ds.pdx.edu/u/user/
I Drive
The I drive contains departmental directories and other shared network resources.
Departmental Shared Directories: smb://departments.psu.ds.pdx.edu/
Projects Share: smb://projects.psu.ds.pdx.edu/
Student Org Share: smb://studentorgs.psu.ds.pdx.edu/
Instructor Share Directories: smb://instructors.psu.ds.pdx.edu/
Research Share Directories: smb://share.research.pdx.edu/
Note: The parent directory for I drive shares is smb://psu.ds.pdx.edu/resources/.
Further Resources
Contact the Helpdesk for additional assistance.