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Students, faculty, and staff members are provided with personal storage space on the N: drive/R: drive and Onedrive. |
Students, faculty, and staff members are provided with personal storage space, the N: drive, on a central server, which is regularly backed up by Information Systems & Technology (IST). The N: drive can be accessed on a Mac and Windows computer.
You should use this for storing all your important files as it is more secure than storing it on your computer's hard drive.
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N: Drive DeprecationN: drives are being deprecated by IST and will no longer be offered after April 2023. Please refer to IST's documentation for more information. |
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For confidential, restricted, or highly restricted files, consult IST's guidelines for secure data exchange. Learn about privacy and compliance considerations. |
Step-by-step guide
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If you are not in ENV, then follow the instructions from your faculty for mapping your R: drive.
If you are trying to connect
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from off-campus, you must first connect to the virtual private network (VPN)
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Open File Explorer and select This PC on the left panel.
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Click the three dots ⋅⋅⋅ in the toolbar, which is located near the top of the File Explorer window. Click on Map network drive in the dropdown.
A new window will pop up. For Drive, select the drive letter R: in the dropdown.
In the Folder field, enter the R: Drive Directory which applies to you based on the table below.
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ENV faculty and staff | \\filed.uwaterloo.ca\env$ |
ENV Advancement Coop | \\filed.uwaterloo.ca\env$\ENV-Advancement |
Coop | \\filed.uwaterloo.ca\env$\Recruitment |
Make sure to check the Reconnect at sign-in
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checkbox and then click Finish.
If a new window pops up which resembles the one below, enter in your WatIAM credentials (for the username, be sure to add "nexus\" followed by your WatIAM username) and click on Remember my credentials as per
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below before clicking OK.
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Connecting to R: Drive (departmental staff and faculty)
To connect to the staff/faculty departmental storage space, refer to the instructions on connecting to the N: drive but use the following server address:
- Mac: smb://filed.uwaterloo.ca/env$/
- Windows: \\filed.uwaterloo.ca\env$\
OneDrive (personal)
OneDrive is a file hosting service and synchronization service operated by Microsoft. Students, faculty and staff are provided with 5TB of personal storage space on OneDrive.
For confidential, restricted, or highly restricted files, consult IST's guidelines for secure data exchange. Learn about privacy and compliance considerations.
Visit IST Knowledge Base for more instructions on OneDrive.
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If you have technical issues, raise a request or email env-help@uwaterloo.ca. If you need help after hours or on the weekends, contact IST Serivce Desk. |
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If you are unable to connect to the R: drive, please restart your computer and try again.