How do I access files on my U drive remotely?

Students & others

Windows XP user:

To protect your personal information, always remember to log off when using a public computer.

Option 1 (Built-in Webclient in IE).

You can access your files on U drive through Internet Explorer.

Open IE (Internet Explorer) -->File ---->Open ---Check "Open as Web Folder" and type  https://146.95.2.6/bb/username

Without checking " Open as Web Folder " , you can't upload files .

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Click OK , IE browser will list all your files in U drive ( use Copy and Paste for uploading and downloading files ).

If you work on your home computer, I suggest  setting up certificate and check " Remember my password " .

Option 2 (NetDrive Utility).

You also can map your U Drive with NetDrive utility .This software works much better than the built-in WebDav client in IE.

Due to license issue, Department of Geography can't distribute NetDrive software, you can download from other universities who have license to distribute this utility freely from their site. Click here  NetDrive  to download the software and install  it by default. After setup is completed , open NetDrive and follow the screen below to setup your U drive.

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Enter site name and  URL as shown below .

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Click Connect, your U drive should be created in My Computer.

Linux User:

Cadaver command.

Run  cadaver command as shown below.

Type    cadaver    https://146.95.2.6/bb/username

Example:  https://146.95.2.6/aa/tbw

You will be prompted for windows username ( huntergeo\username ) and password .

lls to list  files in home directory .

ls to list files from remote storage

get to download

put to upload

Davfs2  command.

Mac OS.

Goliath is a free webdav utility that works very well on Mac OS . Goliath can be downloaded from here.

Written by Ngoc Nguyen.