Staff Filestore
Staff Shared Filestore
How much do I get?
Each department or research group is automatically allocated a maximum of 500 Megabytes.
Access instructions for IT Services managed computers
Managed Windows 7 Service computersIn Computer or My Computer the department sgared filestore will be called departmentcode-shared-filestore e.g. it-shared-filestore. If you are a member of a research or other group, it will be called groupname-shared-filestore.
Connection instructions for Windows computers not managed by IT Services
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Right click on Computer or My Computer.
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On the pop up menu, select Map Network Drive...
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On the Map Network Drive... screen, in the Drive: Drop down box, select a free drive letter, e.g. X:
In the Folder: drop down box you need to type:
\\staff-filestore.lboro.ac.uk\shared\filestorename
Where filestorename is the name of the shared space you want to connect to. For a department this will be the department code e.g. \\staff-filestore.lboro.ac.uk\shared\it. For a research group this will be the name of the research group e.g. \\staff-filestore.lboro.ac.uk\shared\aghast.
If you want to ensure that the connection is restored every time you turn your computer on, click the box Reconnect at logon. -
Click Finish.
The "Enter Network Password" window will appear.
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Type in lunet\username (where username is your University user name), and your University password.
Note: if you don't know your University password, it is available from IT Services' Service Desk or PC Clinic, or the Library.
Select the Remember my password checkbox.
Your X: drive will now be mapped to your Staff Shared Filestore.