How to map on-premises "S: Drive" in Windows?

Summary

A tutorial on how to map U and S drives to a computer running Windows. It includes instructions using the QuickConnect tool, as well as manually mapping the drives.

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Overview

This tutorial will guide you through mounting your on-premises Shared Space drives to a Windows computer.

Please Note: If you are not connect to AirVandalGold, AirVandalHome, or a wired network connection you must first connect to the VPN before accessing shared spaces.

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Shared Space Server Paths and Default Drive Letters

These are the server paths to use when mapping drives.

Server Path Default Drive Letter Notes
\\files.uidaho.edu\shared S: Location for the majority of on-premises file storage
\\users.uidaho.edu\users U: Legacy user drive, all content has been moved to OneDrive
\\web01.its.uidaho.edu\websites W: On-premises IIS website content for production services
\\web01p.its.uidaho.edu\websites V: On-premises IIS website content for pre-production services

Manual Drive Mapping

Step 1

Windows 10 - Open File Explorer and select This PC. Find and click the Computer tab, and select the Map Network Drive option.  

This image locates the map network drive button.

Windows 11 - Open File Explorer from the taskbar or by pressing the Windows logo key + E. Right-click on This PC from the left pane and select Map network drive.

This image shows where the map network drive button is.

Step 2

For the Shared drive, select S: for drive and enter the folder;  \\files.uidaho.edu\shared.

If you set these to reconnect at sign-in, note that it will only correctly reconnect if you already have the VPN running or are connected to a University of Idaho network. 

This is a photo of the map network drive window.

 

Enter folder name.
Your drives should now appear under This PC in File Explorer.

 

 

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