The Storage Server

The Storage Server
Access from Windows Vista
Access from Windows XP
Access from Mac OS X
Your Personal Folder
Departmental Folders
Xerox Scans
Drop Boxes
Public Computing Labs
Off-Campus Access
Space Allotment

Access Your Personal Storage Folder

Once you have logged onto the Storage server using the directions for your operating system, you can then access your personal space in the users directory. The users directory houses 26 folders--one for each letter of the alphabet. Your personal folder is located within the folder matching the first letter of your username, and it is named with your username.

For example, Jane User has the username juser. Her folder is located within the following directory structure:

users\j\juser

To access your folder:

1. Open the users folder or volume.
2. Open the folder for the alphabet letter corresponding to the first letter of your username. For example, if your username is juser, open the folder named "j".
3. Now find the folder with your email username. This is your personal folder. Depending upon your operating system, you set your system up to quickly locate your folder in the future.
   1. In Windows: Right-click on your folder, drag it to your desktop, and select the option Create Shortcut here.
   2. On Macintosh OS X: Highlight your folder, go under the File menu, and Add to Favorites.
4. Open your folder. You now see four or five subfolders, described and illustrated below.

You may use your personal Storage space as you wish, provided you stay within your quota and adhere to our Acceptable Use Policy.* The folders in your space provide the functions that their names suggest.

• Only you can post, view, edit, or delete files in your private folder. Within this directory you have a subdirectory called dropbox_shortcut, for access to files others left for you in your drop box.
• If you wish to show files to others at Haverford, you may put them in your public_readonly folder. Others will be able to view files in in this folder, but only you will be able to post, edit or delete these files.
• If you wish to share files with others at Haverford, you may put them in your public_readwrite folder. Others will be able to read, post, edit and delete files in this folder.
• If you wish to have a personal web site you can put web files in the public_web directory. This web space is intended primarily for students, but it is also available for faculty and staff who want to post personal pages apart from your departmental site. Only you can post files in this space, but others can see these files in your directory on the student web server (for students), http://students.haverford.edu/username, or the faculty/staff web server (for faculty and staff) http://people.haverford.edu/username. For rules, policies, and additional information on student web sites, see the instructions for creating student web sites.
  NOTE: Faculty and staff personal web pages are not indexed.
• Faculty members have an additional folder, called secretary. This folder (not illustrated below) is for shared access between the individual faculty member and the administrative assistants. You and the administrative assistants have full read, write, and delete privileges to this folder.
  

Shared Group Folders

In addition to these default folders, faculty and academic staff needing space for small groups of specific people should talk to their liaison. Students needing group space should follow the instructions for Student Group E-mail Aliases and Web Accounts.

Aside from personal storage space in the users folder, there is storage space for academic departments in the departments folder. While this space is generally intended for faculty members and academic staff, faculty may open portions of this space to students. See Departmental Folders.

Note: Placing files in shared folders requires some amount of trust, as others will be able to edit or delete these files. Even though you know who else has access to these files, it is wise to keep backups of your shared files on your personal hard drive.

*In very rare instances ACC may need to access the contents of your account or restrict access to your accounts. See our Account Access and Privacy Policy.