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The ODU CS Department provides its users a limited storage space called Z-drives. Users will need to go to 'Computer' via Windows Start menu on our lab machines or VCLAB, then users will see the layout similar to what is shown below in Picture 1 to access their personal Z-Drive:
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The ODU CS Department allocates an amount of storage for users known as the Z-drive. To access this drive on a Computer Science desktop, open Windows File Explorer and select "This PC" on the left. The drive is mounted under "Network locations," identified by your CS username:
  
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[[File:windows_z_drive_1.jpg]]
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[[File:Windows-z-drive.png | border | 600px]]
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Users have different storage limits based on their groups and academic levels.
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This drive is an aggregation of :
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* Undergraduate students have a quota of '''10 GB''' per student.
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* The user's Unix and Windows files, located in the root of the drive
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* Graduate students have a quota of '''15 GB''' per student.
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Z-drive's will contain all of a users Unix home directory files since it is a map of home their directory via Samba. Users Z:Drives are backed up and all users are strongly encouraged to save ALL important data in their Z-drives to avoid data loss or application discrepancies.
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=== When Z-drive is not visible ===
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A number of Windows personal folders are redirected to this drive; this means the contents of these folders are accessible anywhere the Z drive can be mounted. The following Windows folders are automatically redirected to Z:\\user_profile\<code>folder</code>:
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<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
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* AppData
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* Contacts
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* Desktop
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* Documents
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* Downloads
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* Favorites
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* Links
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* Music
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* Pictures
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* Saved
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* Searches
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* Videos
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* Contact root@cs.odu.edu since the solution below fixes it temporarily.
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The drive is mounted upon logging in to most of the department's desktops or servers. For this reason, we recommend keeping any important files in your Z-drive; files left on a computer's C-drive or temporary folders can (and likely will) be lost. Files can safely be stored in any folder in the list above.
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* Please click on 'Map Network Drive' as shown in the Picture 2 below:
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** [[File:windows_z_drive_2.jpg]]
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* A new window should pop up as shown in the Picture 3 below:
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** [[File:windows_z_drive_3.jpg]]
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* Choose the Drive letter as 'Z'
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* In the 'Folder' field, type one of the following (replace your_cs_account_username with the username of your CS account:
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** For Undergraduate Students: '''\\cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu\undergrad\your_cs_account_username\'''
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** For Graduate Students: '''\\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\grad\your_cs_account_username\'''
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** For Computer Science Faculty: '''\\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\faculty\your_cs_account_username\'''
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** For CS Department Staff: '''\\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\staff\your_cs_account_username\'''
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*Click 'Finish'. After you enter the above information, new window will pop up asking for username and password. Please use your Windows account username and password for that. After you enter your login credentials, you should see your Z-drive mapped now.
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If you still experience issues, please email [mailto:root@cs.odu.edu root@cs.odu.edu] for help.
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== Storage space information ==
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Users have different storage limits based on their groups and academic levels:  
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* Undergraduate students have a quota of '''10 GB'''
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* Graduate students have a quota of '''15 GB'''
  
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Accessing your Z drive from the computer labs requires you follow the same procedure.
 
  
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=== Off Campus Access ===
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== Mounting your Z-Drive ==
  
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If you are off campus, you are still able to access the files on your Z-drive using the above steps. Before you can do so however, you must connect to the [[VPN Services|ODU CS Department VPN]].
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On our lab machines, your Z drive should automatically mount. If you are trying to mount your Z drive on your personal machine, please refer to [[Remote Access for Z Drives| this page]].
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=== Network paths ===
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Be sure to replace "username" with your computer science username.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:600px; border:0px;"
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! Account type !! Network path
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| Undergraduate || \\cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu\Undergrad\<code>username</code>
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| Graduate || \\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\Grad\<code>username</code>
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| Staff || \\cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu\Staff\<code>username</code>
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| Faculty || \\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\Faculty\<code>username</code>
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|}
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== Remote access ==
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If you are off campus, follow the steps details on [[Remote Access for Z Drives| this page]].
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 1 February 2024

The ODU CS Department allocates an amount of storage for users known as the Z-drive. To access this drive on a Computer Science desktop, open Windows File Explorer and select "This PC" on the left. The drive is mounted under "Network locations," identified by your CS username:

Windows-z-drive.png

This drive is an aggregation of :

  • The user's Unix and Windows files, located in the root of the drive

A number of Windows personal folders are redirected to this drive; this means the contents of these folders are accessible anywhere the Z drive can be mounted. The following Windows folders are automatically redirected to Z:\\user_profile\folder:

  • AppData
  • Contacts
  • Desktop
  • Documents
  • Downloads
  • Favorites
  • Links
  • Music
  • Pictures
  • Saved
  • Searches
  • Videos

The drive is mounted upon logging in to most of the department's desktops or servers. For this reason, we recommend keeping any important files in your Z-drive; files left on a computer's C-drive or temporary folders can (and likely will) be lost. Files can safely be stored in any folder in the list above.

Storage space information

Users have different storage limits based on their groups and academic levels:

  • Undergraduate students have a quota of 10 GB
  • Graduate students have a quota of 15 GB


Mounting your Z-Drive

On our lab machines, your Z drive should automatically mount. If you are trying to mount your Z drive on your personal machine, please refer to this page.


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