Connecting to the scrippsadmin file server
- In the Finder, navigate to the Go menu and select Connect to Server
- In the Connect to Server window, type smb://scrippsadmin.ucsd.edu
- Type in your AD username (no @ucsd.edu) and your AD password (usually same as email)
- Select your volume from the list and click OK (Software is an example here)
- Find your volume on the desktop, in this example, Software; click OK
Step for creating a shortcut to this shared folder
- In the Finder, navigate to the Finder menu and choose Preferences
- In the Finder Preferences window, in General tab, under Show these items on the desktop: ensure that Connected Servers is checked
- Close the Finder Preferences window
- Now you should see the shared drive icon on your desktop.
- Go to the Start Menu, and select Computer
- In the Windows Explorer window, type \\scrippsadmin.ucsd.edu\ and hit Enter
- Find your share in the window that opens (Software is an example here)
- Right-click on share and choose Create Shortcut (Software is an example here)
- The shortcut to the share will appear on the desktop
- Double click on your share (Software is an example here)
- In the password field, enter your ad\username (no @ucsd.edu) and your AD password (the same as your email)
- Your share will open and your shortcut is on the desktop
- Go to the Start Menu, and select File Explorer
- In the File Explorer window, type \\scrippsadmin.ucsd.edu\ and hit Enter
- Find your share in the window that opens (Software is an example here)
- Right-click on share and choose Create Shortcut(Software is an example here)
- If a pop up appears asking if you want Windows to place the shortcut on the desktop, click yes
- The shortcut to the share will appear on the desktop
- Double click on your share (Software is an example here)
- In the password field, enter your ad\username (no @ucsd.edu) and your AD password (the same as your email)
- Your share will open and your shortcut is on the desktop
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