How do I map a network drive/connect to my personal filestore (M drive)? (Windows)
To connect to your filestore your computer must be connected to the University Network (How do I connect to the university network?).
- Open any folder on your computer like Documents or Downloads
- Right click This PC from menu on the left
- Click Map network drive
- In the Drive: box, select a letter from the drop down menu
- Use M: if you're connecting to your own personal Filestore
- If you want to connect to more than one network drive, you must choose a different letter for each connection
- In the Folder box, enter \\smb1.aber.ac.uk\abc where abc is your Aber username
- If you want to reconnect to this drive every time you login to your computer, tick the Reconnect at logon/Reconnect at sign-in box
- In the Username box enter PAU\abc where abc is your Aber username
- Enter your password in the Password box
- Click Finish
- In the window that appears type in the username and password of the account you are mapping
NOTE: Even if you check the Reconnect at Logon: box, the machine will still prompt you to re-type the password every time you log on unless you log on to the computer with the same username and password as the drive you have mapped.
Contact for this page:
Information Services, Aberystwyth University, Hugh Owen Library, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DZ
Tel: 01970 62 2400 Email: is@aber.ac.uk
Information Services, Aberystwyth University, Hugh Owen Library, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DZ
Tel: 01970 62 2400 Email: is@aber.ac.uk