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Connecting to a Windows file share

If you are on a Windows machine:

Connect (for most people)

From an Explorer window, right click on This PC and select “Map network drive…”

Drive: choose a drive letter (usually decided by your local department).  "U:" in this example.

Folder: enter the address to the share, usually given by ITS, but is the same for everyone in the same unit/dept.

Optionally, check “Reconnect at sign-in” if the machin you are using is personal to you, and you want this to be persistent through reboots.

Check "Connect using different credentials" -- not always necessary, but this direction is more universal.  You want to get to a prompt like the below, where you can enter your URI credentials.  PINs, fingerprints, etc. -- none of these will work.  Enter your URI credentials like below. 

Email address: "URI\jsmith"
Password: your URI single sign-on (SSO) password

Optionally, check remember my credentials if this machine is personal to you.

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Connect using command line:

Usually this is used by IT/technical staff as an alternative way to connect.

Disconnect a drive U:

net use U: /d

Connect to a drive U:

net use U: "\\uri.ds.uri.edu\DFS\WINFS\provost-aec" /user:URI\<your_user_id> <password> /PERSISTENT:Y

Disconnect

Usually not needed, but useful if you intend to disconnect to some connection that was made in the past.

This PC --> right-click --> Disconnect

MacintoshIf you are on a Mac machine:

To be written

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