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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."
  
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[[File:windows_z_drive_1.jpg]]
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[[File:Windows-Z_Drive-Step_4.png | border]]
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Users have different storage limits based on their groups and academic levels.
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This drive is also your Unix home directory; it is an aggregation of the user's Unix files (located in the root of the drive) and their Windows files (located in the "win_user_profile" subdirectory). The following Windows folders are automatically redirected to win_user_profile/<code>folder</code>:
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* Undergraduate students have a quota of '''10 GB''' per student.
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<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
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* Graduate students have a quota of '''15 GB''' per student.
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* AppData
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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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* 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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=== When Z-drive is not visible ===
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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 redirected to win_user_profile.
  
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* Contact root@cs.odu.edu since the solution below fixes it temporarily.
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== Storage space information ==
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* Please click on 'Map Network Drive' as shown in the Picture 2 below:
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Users have different storage limits based on their groups and academic levels:  
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** [[File:windows_z_drive_2.jpg]]
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* Undergraduate students have a quota of '''10 GB'''  
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* A new window should pop up as shown in the Picture 3 below:
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* Graduate students have a quota of '''15 GB'''
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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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== Mounting your Z-Drive ==
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In some cases, your Z-drive may fail to mount or otherwise not be available. To mount it, follow these steps:
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# Open Windows File Explorer either by right clicking the “Start” button and selecting “File Explorer” or by pressing <code>⊞WIN + E</code>
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# Right click “This PC” and select “Map network drive…”
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# Type the network path (folder) of your drive and click “Finish.” If you don’t know the network path of your drive, see the table below.
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If you are still experiencing issues, send an email to [mailto:root@cs.odu.edu root@cs.odu.edu] for assistance.
  
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Accessing your Z drive from the computer labs requires you follow the same procedure.
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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:800px; border:0px;"
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! Account type !! Windows network path !! Unix network path
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| Undergraduate || \\cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu\Undergrad\<code>username</code> || //cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu/Undergrad/<code>username</code>
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| Graduate || \\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\Grad\<code>username</code>|| //cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu/Grad/<code>username</code>
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| Staff || \\cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu\Staff\<code>username</code>|| //cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu/Staff/<code>username</code>
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| Faculty || \\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\Faculty\<code>username</code>|| //cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu/Faculty/<code>username</code>
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|}
  
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=== Off Campus Access ===
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== Off Campus Access ==
  
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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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If you are off campus, follow the steps details on [[Remote Access for Z Drives| this page]].

Revision as of 22:21, 14 April 2020

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."

Windows-Z Drive-Step 4.png

This drive is also your Unix home directory; it is an aggregation of the user's Unix files (located in the root of the drive) and their Windows files (located in the "win_user_profile" subdirectory). The following Windows folders are automatically redirected to win_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 redirected to win_user_profile.

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

In some cases, your Z-drive may fail to mount or otherwise not be available. To mount it, follow these steps:

  1. Open Windows File Explorer either by right clicking the “Start” button and selecting “File Explorer” or by pressing ⊞WIN + E
  2. Right click “This PC” and select “Map network drive…”
    Windows-Z Drive-Step 1.png

  3. Type the network path (folder) of your drive and click “Finish.” If you don’t know the network path of your drive, see the table below.
    Windows-Z Drive-Step 2.png

If you are still experiencing issues, send an email to root@cs.odu.edu for assistance.

Network paths

Be sure to replace "username" with your computer science username.

Account type Windows network path Unix network path
Undergraduate \\cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu\Undergrad\username //cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu/Undergrad/username
Graduate \\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\Grad\username //cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu/Grad/username
Staff \\cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu\Staff\username //cifs-dgs.cs.odu.edu/Staff/username
Faculty \\cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu\Faculty\username //cifs-ecs.cs.odu.edu/Faculty/username

Off Campus Access

If you are off campus, follow the steps details on this page.

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