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• If your account exists, check the exact spelling of your userid. 

• Has it been 4 months or more since your graduation? If so, please contact the ACO Help Desk for assistance.

• Try WatIAM's Lookup User ID page to look up your userid.

• If you still cannot log in:

  • Or, visit Visit the ACO Help Desk, and bring a photo ID card, preferably your Student ID card.

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1. Click on the Start button in the bottom left and type cmd.exe and start a Command Window.

2. Type C:/Nexus/quota, and then press Enter.

3. Click on the Storage Quotas icon at the bottom right of your Nexus windows screen to view Quota Tool info.

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   1. You will see how much quota you have left under Current N: disk (% used).

   2. If you want to be warned when you reach a specific usage point, enter an appropriate value in the Warn if % used >: text box. (For example, entering 90 will trigger a notification when you have used more than 90% of your allotted storage space.)

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To obtain more space, you have three options:

1. Delete files

While logged in on a Nexus machine and account:

• Click on the Start button in the bottom left, and click on your name at the top right of the menu ([Your Last Name], [Your First Name])  

• The files contained in this window contribute to your storage allotment.

  • Delete any unneeded files from the Downloads or My Documents folders to clear up space for usage. 

2. External Storage 

You can clear space on your N: drive by transferring files to

• An external storage device such as a USB flash drive

  Note: Any files moved to USB flash drives/external drives, will no longer be backed up. Only data on N drives and department shares are backed up.

• Online storage such as:

  • Microsoft OneDrive

  • Google Drive

  • Dropbox (needs to be manually installed for individuals)Note:

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3. Contact the Arts Computing Office for alternatives

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1. Install VPN client:

   1. Information Systems and Technology's (IST) documentation on installing and using the VPN client.

   2. Instructional video on how to connect to VPN for Windows Windows

2. Map your 'N:' drive to your personal computer:

   1. Go to This PC

   2. Click on Map Network Drive in the top menu

   3. Select a letter for the drive (you may choose the 'N:' drive for consistency with on campus work)

   4. Enter the appropriate path for the drive:

      1. For Arts faculty, staff and graduate students:
         \\artsfileu.uwaterloo.ca\artshome$\userid

      2. For Psychology staff, faculty and graduate students:
         \\files\users$\userid

      3. For Renison staff and faculty:
         \\renfileu.uwaterloo.ca\renhome$\userid

      4. For St. Paul’s staff and faculty:
         \\stpfileu.uwaterloo.ca\stphome$\userid

      5. For Arts undergrad students:
         \\files.uwaterloo.ca\students$\userid

3. Click OK.

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Mac OS

1. Install VPN client:

   1. IST's documentation on installing and using the VPN client.

2. Map your 'N:' drive to your personal computer:

   1. In Finder, click on Go in the top menu.

   2. Select Connect to Server.

   3. Enter the appropriate path:

      1. For Arts faculty, staff and graduate students:
         smb://artsfileu.uwaterloo.ca/artshome$/userid

      2. For Psychology staff, faculty and graduate students:
         smb://files/users$/userid

      3. For Renison staff and faculty:
         smb://renfileu.uwaterloo.ca/renhome$/userid

      4. For St. Paul’s staff and faculty:
         smb://stpfileu.uwaterloo.ca/stphome$/userid

      5. For Arts undergrad students:
         smb://files.uwaterloo.ca/students$/userid

   4. When it connects, right click on the folder and click Make Alias. This alias can be put onto your desktop for easy access.

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• Instructions from IST on how to set up a remote desktop connection on a Windows machine.

Mapping 'N:' drives

Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time.

1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar, or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E.

2. Select This PC from the left pane. Then, on the Computer tab, select Map network drive.

3. In the Drive list, select a drive letter (Any available letter will do.)

4. In the Folder box, type the path of the folder or computer, or select Browse to find the folder or computer. To connect every time you log on to your PC, select the Reconnect at sign-in check box.

5. Select Finish.

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How to migrate files from N:\ drive to OneDrive:

• Windows

• MacOS

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Mapping a network drive

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4. To save this icon as a shortcut on the desktop so that the user doesn't have to click Go >  > Connect to Server every time to access their N: drive, click on the drive icon, and select File > Make  > Make Alias. Another drive icon should appear, however this one will remain after they turn off/reboot the system. Rename it so the user knows that's their N: drive (Ex. "userID N: drive").

Mapping a network share in MacOS​

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