Connect to Filespace - Mac OS X

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On-Campus Access

  1. From the Finder menu, select Go > Connect to Server.
  2. Type smb://yourserver in the field.
    • yourserver = hurricane - for faculty and staff or
    • orca - for academic file shares (programs, groups, research, student)
  3. Click OK
  4. Log in with your Evergreen account.
  5. Select folder
    • Hurricane users - select the first letter of your last name, or workgroup share
    • Orca users - select programs, groups, research, student
  6. Click OK
  7. Click OK
  8. A network connection icon Blue mac network icon.png is mounted on the desktop.
  9. To disconnect, drag the "globe" to the trash can on the taskbar.

Off-Campus Access

If you have Mac OS 10.4 or greater you should be able to easily connect from off campus as well.

  1. On the Finder menu, select Go > Connect to Server.
  2. Type https://files.evergreen.edu in the field. Note: you can also access this space from a web browser but you will not be able to write files back to the server only read.
  3. Click OK
  4. Log in with your Evergreen account.
  5. Select the folder you'd like to connect to (e.g. the first letter of your last name).
  6. Click OK
  7. Click OK
  8. A network connection icon Blue mac network icon.png is mounted on the desktop.
  9. To disconnect, drag the "globe" to the trash can on the taskbar.


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