Mapping a network drive, such as your Windows H: (home) or S: (shared department) drive or your Research Storage space, depends on the operating system of the computer you want it mounted on.

LINUX

MAC OS X

WINDOWS 7/10

Linux

In general, the command to mount a CIFS share on Linux is:

sudo mount -t cifs -o rw,user=umroot/uniqname //server/volume /mountpoint

where:

Other options can be specified as needed.

Mac OS X

To mount a network drive on your Mac OS X computer, perform the following steps:

1. Click anywhere on your desktop to get to the Finder.
   
   
2. Click the “Go” menu at the top of the screen.
   
   
3. Select “Connect to server...”
   
   
4. In the pop-up window’s “Server Address” field, enter the network path you were provided. It may look something like “cifs://lsa.m.storage.umich.edu/lsa-humi” or “smb://lsa-users.m.storage.umich.edu/lsa-users/uniqname.”
   
   Optionally, you can click the plus button next to the “Server Address” field so you can quickly get connected to it later if you lose your connection.
   
   
5. Click “Connect.”
   
   
6. You may be prompted here to enter your uniqname and Kerberos password.
   
   
7. Once you’ve established your connection, you should see a shortcut to that location on your desktop.
   
   
8. You should now hold down the option and command keys on your keyboard, then click the new shortcut and drag it in any direction, then let go of the mouse button. You should then see two icons, the original and the alias.
   
   The difference between these two is the small arrow on the left icon which indicates that it’s the alias shortcut you’ll want to keep on your desktop. This is important because when you log off or reboot your computer, the shortcut you see above on the right will disappear. The alias on the left, however, will stay where it is and will always be accessible. While you may have to enter your uniqname and Kerberos password once again after a new logon or reboot, you’ll still be able to use this alias to get to your file server space quickly.
    

Windows 7/10

Objective

Mapping a shared drive on a Windows computer that persistent across logins.

Environment

Windows 7 and 10

Procedure

Using Block M (WLMS Notify)

1. Click the Arrow down on your Taskbar, next to the System Tray
2. Click, "Block M (WLMS Notify)". It is the Michigan M for an icon.
3. Click, "Map a department drive"
4. A new window will pop up with a list of department drives you have the ability to map. If your department doesn't show up on this list, it means that you don't have access and need to check with LSA-IT concerning your permissions.
5. Enter the NUMBER that corresponds with the department drive you want to map.
6. Click, "OK"
7. Enter the drive LETTER that you want to correspond with the department drive.
8. Click, "OK"
9. The drive will take a second to map and then File Explorer should open showing the newly mapped drive under, "This PC"

 Note
You can also map your personal Home Drive by selecting, "Map User Drive"
 

Instructional Video:

Windows 7

1. Before beginning you need to know what your departmental abbreviation is (i.e Psychology is psyc, Judaic Studies is js, and so on).
2. Open up the Start menu and select the "Computer" function.
3. Select "Map a Network Drive" located in the ribbon at the top.
4. In the drive pathway select any available drive letter (except for S and H).
5. Enter the following folder path replacing "HERE" with the departmental abbreviation: \\lsa-HERE.m.storage.umich.edu\lsa-HERE\dept
6. Make sure "Reconnect on Login" is selected.
7. Click "Finish.
    

Windows 10

1. Before beginning you need to know what your departmental abbreviation is (i.e Psychology is psyc, Judaic Studies is js, and so on).
2. Open "File Explorer."
3. Right-click "This PC."
4. Select "Map network drive...."
5. In the drive pathway, select any available drive letter (except for S and H).
6. Enter the following folder path replacing "HERE" with the departmental abbreviation: \\lsa-HERE.m.storage.umich.edu\lsa-HERE\dept
7. Make sure "Reconnect at sign-in" is selected.
8. Click "Finish."
9. The shared drive should appear under, "This PC."
    

Instructional Video:

Additional notes

If you are off-campus, you will need to connect to the U-M VPN before you are able to access your shared drives.

If the drive does not map or says "Access Denied", your account might not have permission to view that folder. Please contact Technology Services Help Desk at 734.615.0100 or lsait@umich.edu for further assistance.