xFiles: Social Sciences’ Secure Shared Drive

1. Click on Finder icon.

2. Once Finder is open, press the Cmd key (⌘) and the letter k at the same time, and then you will see a window open asking for the Server Address at the top.

3. In the window, in the first input, labeled Server Address, type smb:// followed by your Server Name from this table. Then click the “Connect” button.

For example, for Sociology, you would type: smb://socy-files.ucsc.edu

4. A new window will open. Select the second radio button, labeled Registered User, then for Name: enter your CruzID, and for Password: enter your Gold Password.

5. The xfile shared drive you selected will now be in the left column in any Finder window until you disconnect from VPN or the campus server.

Congratulations! You have connected to xFiles on a Mac!

1. Select Start/window icon and type “Control Panel” in the search box. Open the “Control Panel“

2. Select “User Accounts”

3. Under “Credential Manager,” open “Manage Windows Credentials“

4. Click on “Add a Windows Credential“

5. Follow the steps below in the Add a Windows Credential Window:

• In “Internet or Network Address” field, enter your department’s Server Name: You can find the Server Name here.
• In the “User name:” field, you will type “AU\” followed by your CruzID field.
• In the “Password:” field, enter your Gold Password then click OK.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

6. Once this is done, open up file explorer, such as by clicking “This PC” on your desktop, and look to the left side of the window for This PC. You might need to scroll down on the left side column. Right click This PC. This will open up a list of options. Click Map network drive.

• This will open up a new window.
• For Drive: type P: as it will give access to the communal projects.
• In the Folder: field, type \\SERVER-files.ucsc.edu\SERVER-Projects, replacing SERVER-files.ucsc.edu with the correct address from the Server Name column and replacing SERVER-Projects with the correct folder from the Project Folder column from the Servers Names and Project Folders.
• Note: Reconnect at sign-in should NOT be selected for a device you share with a co-worker.
• Click Finish.

This may be enough to launch your connection to the xFiles!

You may need to redo the above steps if you get disconnected from xFiles.

Once connected

Congratulations! While you are connected, you should be able to click into the folder you wish to access. It should be located in the left hand column under This PC, in any window which lists folders and locations on your computer. You will need to redo the above steps if you get disconnected from xFiles.

If you need to map xfiles to your home folder:

1. Once this is done, map to your Home. Reopen up file explorer and look to the left side of the window and right click This PC.

• This will open up a list of options. Click Map network drive which will open up a new window.
• For Drive: field, type H: as it will give access to your home folder within the server
• In the Folder: section, type \\SERVER-files.ucsc.edu\CRUZID, replacing SERVER-files.ucsc.edu with the correct address from the Server Name column from Server Names. Next, replace CRUZID with your CruzID.
• Note: Reconnect at sign-in should NOT be selected for a device you share with a co-worker.
• Click Finish.