Overview
This article will detail how you can map a shared network drive that you have access to on both Windows 10 and macOS. If you are attempting to connect to a network drive that you access on campus, please ensure to connect to the respective VPN whether it be the TAMU VPN or TAMHSC VPN.
Texas A&M network drives SHOULD NOT be mapped to personal computers or devices which are not controlled, managed, and updated by a Texas A&M University Technology Services group or a departmental IT organization (ex: Engineering IT). These IT groups can verify that all necessary and required security updates, antivirus, and malware protections are properly maintained on the machines they manage. Mapping a network drive onto a machine not managed by the university exposes these drives, the data on them, and potentially the other users of those drives to unnecessary security risks.
If you need access to a Texas A&M network drive from a personal computer or device, use Remote Desktop (RDP) to connect to your on-campus workstation. If you need RDP access, contact your departmental IT group.
- Right click the Windows icon located on your task bar
- Select File Explorer
- Click on This PC
- Click on Map network drive located on the ribbon of the file explorer window
- Select the drive letter of your choosing
- Input the file path of the network drive provided to you (e.g. \\tamu\drive01)
Note: For ease of use, you may select "Reconnect at sign-in" so that Windows automatically attempts to reconnect to it every time you log in to your computer. Additionally, if connecting to the drive requires a different set of credentials than what you use to log in to Windows, check the box "Connect using different credentials".
- Click Finish
- Open a finder window by selecting the finder icon located on the dock
- On the menu bar, click Go
- Select Connect to Server
- Input the file path of the network drive provided to you (e.g. smb://tamu/drive01)
Note: Make sure to prefix the provided file path with smb:// if it is not already
- Click Connect