If you have permission to access a departmental share drive, here is how to map the drive so you can access the shared files. If you don’t have permission, have your department head email it@lesley.edu requesting that you be given access to [the name of the drive].
Mapping a share drive
- Click Go on the Finder menu, then Connect to Server.
- Enter the share drive address, substituting the name of the share drive in place of the word “sharename” in the server address, then click the Connect button.
- Click the Connect button when you get the message that you are attempting to connect to the server.
- Enter your Lesley credentials (username without the @lesley.edu), select Remember this password in my keychain, and click the Connect button.
Saving the share drive link
- You can save the share drive icon in your Dock — just drag it to the right of the dividing line in your Dock (to the left of the Trash). See below for a picture of the dividing line.
- You can also save the share drive by clicking Go in the Finder menu, then Connect to Server.
Make sure the share drive address is showing in the Server Address field, then press the + sign to save the server as a favorite server. If you ever get disconnected from the drive, click Go, then Connect to Server, and you will see the server address in Favorite Servers.
