U:Drive

In most cases, when you are working on a document and want to save it, there are a variety of choices to save the file to. You can save it using your hard drive, a pen drive, CD, or you can save it to your User Space (U:Drive) on one of Alfred University's servers. The U: drive would be the easiest way to save as you can access it from anywhere on the AU network as well as from home.

How to Save a File to the U:Drive

  1. Open the file you want to save
  2. Click on "File" and select "Save As"
  3. Locate your U: drive or desired location
  4. Name the file, and click "Save"

How to Locate the U:Drive

Those connecting to an AU Windows computer on campus will automatically connect to the AU user space (U:Drive) on JOBS when logging on using your Alfred username and password. To view and manage it, follow these steps:

  1. Open "File Explorer"
  2. Select "This PC" in the navigation
  3. Look for "File Share (U:)" in the list of drives
  4. Check the available space on the drive

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If your U: drive does not connect automatically, you can manually map it. To do this, you must have an active AU network account to access the drive.

 

 

How to Map a Drive



  1. Open "File Explorer"
  2. Click "Map network drive"
  3. Choose "Map network drive". You can choose any drive letter but you may want to use the U: drive
  4. Type in the path: \\jobs.alfred.edu\username (username is your AU network username)
  5. When asked for your username and password, you may need to type in alfred\ before your username in the username field. For example, alfred\abc55
  6. Make sure "Reconnect at Logon" is checked and click "Finish"
  1. Open a browser of your choosing (Chrome, Firefox, etc.)
  2. In the address field type: udrive.alfred.edu
  3. Click "return"
  4. Log in using your Alfred University credentials
If you are on campus or connected to Forticlient, follow these steps:
  1. From the Finder window, hit "Command + K" to bring up the "Connect to Server" window
  2. Enter the path to the network drive you want to map. For example, jobs.alfred.edu/username
  3. Click "Connect"
  4. Enter your login credentials
  5. Click "OK" to mount the network drive
  6. Select "Registered User" and enter your Alfred University credentials as shown below.
  7. Once connected your U: drive will appear in the Finder Window

How to Save Your U:Drive Path on a Mac

Saving your U: drive path on a Mac ensures you won't have to remap the drive in the future.

  1. Click on the Apple in top left of your display screen
  2. Select "System Preferences"
  3. Select "Users & Groups"
  4. Click your account in the list
  5. Click "Login Items" on the right side of the window
  6. Click on the "+" button to add an item
  7. Locate "jobs.alfred.edu/username" on the left side of the window
  8. Click on "jobs.alfred.edu/username", then click your username again
  9. Click "Add"
  10. Your username should now appear on the right side where Login Items are listed.
  1. If the Mac is being used off campus and not connected to the Alfred University network, first install and sign into Forticlient
  • For Mojave Operating System and earlier, Go to the VPN instructions on how to install Forticlient
  • For Big Sur users, please go to the VPN website to download the newest version of FortiClient for Mac (FortiClient_6.4.3.dmg file)

FortiClient does not work on iPads

  1. Install Microsoft Remote Desktop (red app)
  2. Input Gateway as edge.alfred.edu


Need Help?

If you have any questions, please contact the ITS Helpdesk at [email protected] or 607-871-2222.