In order to access your UNIX disk space in Windows, you must first map the drive in Windows.

1. Open Windows Explorer.
         Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer.
   
2. Click Tools > Map Network Drive.
   
3. Pick a Drive letter (any unused letter is fine - ITS recommends using "S:").
   
4. Enter Folder name as \\storage.albany.edu\users\netid, replacing netid with your actual NetID.
   
5. The "Reconnect at logon" box:
          If you are using your personal computer, check "Reconnect at logon" so that you won't need to retype this each time. 
          If you are using a public computer, or other people may use your computer, leave this unchecked.
   
6. Click "Finish".
   
7. Windows will attempt to connect to the drive.
   
8. If you are prompted for a Username and Password, enter your NetID and UNIX password to log in. 
   
9. The "Remember my Password" box:
          If you are using your personal computer, you can check "Remember my password" so that you won't need to retype this each time.  
          If you are using a public computer, or other people may use your computer, leave this box unchecked.

Once the drive is mapped, you can access the storage the same as you would access any hard drive or network drive in Windows (i.e. you can drag/drop files, etc.).

IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE

• To use this service, you must first login to WebMail to establish your account connection credentials.  If you reset your UNIX account password, you will need to login to WebMail to establish the new password.  (For Faculty/Staff members who do not use WebMail, you will need to login to your UNIX account once via SSH.
  
• Your UNIX account has a quota of 100MB.  You will not be able to store more than that in your account. 
  
• For UNIX users - be careful not to delete your "dot files" (files whose names begin with a "." - for example, .cshrc, .login, etc.).  These files are important for the proper functioning of your UNIX account and shell sessions.  (These files are hidden by default on most Windows systems, but visible within the UNIX system.)
  
• Delays when saving files may occur if you elect to “Reconnect at logon” (step 5 above), and do NOT elect to “Remember my Password”.  These two actions may cause your drive to be mapped but unavailable until you click on the drive and enter your netid and password. Failure to make the drive available may cause operations such as "file saves" to be slow as your computer attempts to resolve all of its mapped drives.