How to Map a Network Drive on PC

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If you are off campus, you need to connect to the VPN. Go to https://remote.uga.edu and sign in using UGA myid and password. Alternatively, you can manually download and install the VPN by going to http://software.uga.edu

Enter remote.uga.edu in the ‘connect to’ box and click ‘connect’.
Enter your UGA myid and password and click ‘connect’.
After successful connection, the program will minimize into the application tray next to the clock at the bottom-right of the desktop.

Now we can map the drive. To do this, open a new File Explorer window. You can use the keyboard combo of "Windows key + E""to do this. Then right click on "Computer""or "Your PC", and choose Map Network Drive". You will get a dialogue box similar to the following:
For folder, copy and paste this path: \\msmyid.uga.edu\ifs\forestry\forestry01\Shares\
You can choose whatever Drive letter you want (e.g. q here)
At the end of this path, you need to add your own shared driver, e.g., gradshare or Records
Finally, check Reconnect at sign-in
Select ‘Finish’ and enter your credentials exactly as shown below with myid\ preceding your own actual MyID: (i.e., myid\ntcooper)
You should have now successfully mapped your Shared Drive. You can access it by selecting ‘Computer’ from the start menu.

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