Accessing MyFiles (Optional)

Note: All off-campus access requires VPN

If you want to work on the campus network from home, you'll need to run the VPN client first before using any of the options below. This is described in the ITS document at https://www.it.iastate.edu/services/vpn. .

MyFiles

"MyFiles", sometimes referred to as "Your U: drive", is the ISU network storage that is automatically available to all faculty and staff. Access is through the Samba protocol, which will give you a File Explorer or Finder window for your MyFiles, at which point you can easily a) copy files between your own computer and your MyFiles, or b) create a remote workspace (if your internet connection is fast)

To connect, you can basically follow the instructions in the SSG FAQ: http://www.cs.iastate.edu/how-access-your-files-through-samba-server, using the network path:

\\my.files.iastate.edu\Users\yournetid

where yournetid is replaced with your ISU NetID.

On a Mac, the server address is: smb://my.files.iastate.edu/Users/yournetid

Special note when using a remote Eclipse workspace with a Mac

You will probably need to add a line to the Eclipse config.ini file.
  1. Go to Applications and find your Eclipse installation. (Normally all you’ll see is one file, Eclipse.app.)
  2. Right-click on that file and select Show Package Contents
  3. Navigate to Contents-Eclipse-configuration
  4. Open the file config.ini in a text editor and add the line 
    	osgi.locking=none
  5. Finally save the file.