Connecting to a Network Drive on a Personal Computer

Issue/Question

I cannot connect to a USD shared folder on my laptop

Environment

  • Microsoft Windows

Cause

USD Network Drives cannot be accessed on personal computers

Resolution

  1. Network drives can not be mapped to a personal computer
  2. To access network drives from off-campus see Using VPN Software

Details

Article ID: 1294
Created
Thu 11/15/18 3:07 PM
Modified
Wed 4/1/20 2:49 PM
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