Every Cockrell School of Engineering student has access to 4 GB of storage for personal use . It is also used for files stored in the Engineering Student Virtual Desktop Environment (AppD) and has exclusive permission which is configured for you alone. Your home directory is available remotely by path, mapping the drive, SFTP (Secure FTP) and Webdav. Your "home directory" is located on a network drive with the following path:
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ACCESSING YOUR FILE SPACE
WINDOWS
In Engineering Labs in the Austin Domain
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- If you are ON-CAMPUS using a non-Austin domain computer, you will need to connect to VPN (see Connecting with VPN)
- If you are OFF-CAMPUS, connect with VPN (see Connecting with VPN)
- In a file explorer window, enter the UNC path of your folder, \\austin.utexas.edu\disk\engrstu\yourDept\yourEID
- A window will popup asking for your username and password. Use your UT-EID and password. Prepend your EID with "austin.utexas.edu\". For example, austin.utexas.edu\xyz123
- Note: You can also create this as a shortcut on your desktop (right-click on the desktop, New->Shortcut).
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- If you are ON-CAMPUS on a NON-Austin domain computer you will need to connect to VPN (see Connecting with VPN)
- If you are OFF-CAMPUS, connect with VPN (see Connecting with VPN)
- Open a file explorer window to "Computer"
- Select Map network drive from the ribbon.
- In the box labeled "Folder," enter: \\austin.utexas.edu\disk\engrstu\<yourDept>\<yourEID>
- For example, \\austin.utexas.edu\engrstu\CAEE\abc1234
- Select the checkbox: Connect using different credentials
- You will be asked for a username and password.
- Username: austin.utexas.edu\yourEID
- Password: <Enter your EID password.>
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- If you are OFF-CAMPUS, connect with VPN (see Connecting with VPN)
- Use an SSH client like, Filezilla.
- Hostname: sftp.austin.utexas.edu.
- User name: your UT EID.
- Port number: 22.
- Authentication Method: password.
- For username and password, use your UT EID
- Once you have connected browse to "DepartmentalDirectories/engrstu/yourDept" (Do NOT go to the top-level folder named with your EID).
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- Open a file explorer window
- Select the Map network drive from the ribbon
- In the Folder field enter the following web address: https://webdav.austin.utexas.edu/engrstu//>
- Check Reconnect at login only if you want this drive to be available everytime you log on to your computer.
- Check Connect using different credentials
- Enter your UT EID and password in the Username and Password fields and then select OK.
- Select Finish
MAC
Webdav
- Go > Connect to Server
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- Hostname: sftp.austin.utexas.edu.
- User name: your UT EID.
- Port number: 22.
- Authentication Method: password.
- For username and password, use your UT EID
- Once you have connected browse to "DepartmentalDirectories/engrstu/yourDept" (Do NOT go to the top-level folder named with your EID).
DISK QUOTAS: 4 GB
If you reach your 4 GB quota, you will get an error message indicating that you do not have permissions to write or "disk is read only". You will need to remove files to get back within your quota.
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