Paste the address of the shared drive in the Folder Path box (\\.uk\shared\ your shared drive name). Select a drive (it doesn't matter which letter, IT Services normally picks X:). Desk with file storage Pc#
Right-click My Computer/This PC and select Map Network Drive. 
This allows staff and students to create a secure connection to the University network and gain access to resources.
Off campus, connect to the VPN (virtual private network) first. On campus, make sure you're connected to eduroam or a University wired network. If you're having issues, contact the IT Service Desk. If you have any specific requirements, like performance, archival or capacity that the storage options above don't meet, contact the IT Service Desk ( can map your shared drives on your personal devices. Classroom PCs and University-owned PCs and laptops will map your shared drives automatically. This is more suited to projects and dynamic teamwork. You can add and delete people who are internal or external to the University. Microsoft Teams allows you to set up a space which includes a shared document library. 
This is where you should store your departmental documents that enable business as usual. Shared drives are usually set up within Schools or professional service units, and they will determine what files you can see. Use your shared drives or Microsoft Teams when your documents need to be accessed by other people. If you're planning to access your document on any device, share or co-author, pick OneDrive. This means you can't recover the files if your laptop is lost, stolen or damaged. Unlike your home drive, areas on your device like My Desktop, My Documents, My Pictures and Downloads aren't backed up by a server.
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