Accessing Network Folders

Webfiles is available to current students, faculty, and staff, and allows you to access your MyDocs, Shared, and Zoo files from the web. Webfiles requires Duo, but a VPN connection is not required.

1. Visit https://webfiles.uvm.edu, and sign in with your NetID and password.
2. Proceed through the Duo MFA prompt.
3. Your network folders will appear in the left pane of the browser.

1. Press the  + E keys on your keyboard to open the File Explorer.
2. Select This PC and go to the Computer tab, and then select Map network drive from the toolbar that appears.
   
3. Select an available drive letter from the drop-down menu, and then enter the following folder address: \\files.uvm.edu\shared
4. Make sure that both “Reconnect at sign-in” and “Connect using different credentials” are checked, and then click Finish to bring up a prompt to enter your credentials.
5. You’ll be prompted for your credentials – pay special attention to the username format, being sure to include CAMPUS\ before your NetID.
   • • Username: CAMPUS\netid
       Password: Your NetID password
       
6. After authenticating, your shared folders will appear in the File Explorer.
   

1. Press the  + E keys on your keyboard to open the File Explorer
2. Select This PC on the left side of the window.
3. Click the three dots on the toolbar to view more options, and then select Map network drive.
4. Select an available drive letter from the drop-down menu, and then enter the following folder address: \\files.uvm.edu\shared
5. Make sure that both “Reconnect at sign-in” and “Connect using different credentials” are checked, and then click Finish to bring up a prompt to enter your credentials.
6. Enter your NetID and password, check the box labeled Remember my credentials, and click OK.
   May require more specific credentials

   If “Domain: CAMPUS” does not appear in this window, add “CAMPUS\” before your NetID

7. You should now see Shared Drive under Network Locations in This PC.

1. Open Finder from the dock.
2. Click Go in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and then select Connect to Server.
3. Enter the Shared drive server address: smb://files.uvm.edu/shared and click Connect.
4. Enter your UVM NetID and password, and then click Connect.
   
   Unable to authenticate?

   If your credentials aren’t working, try adding “campus\” before your NetID.

5. Upon entering your credentials, you should have access to your network folder.
   

Shared Drive

cifs://files.uvm.edu/shared

Access to MyDocs is provisioned for current UVM employees.

1. Press the  + E keys on your keyboard to open the File Explorer.
2. Select This PC and go to the Computer tab, and then select Map network drive from the toolbar that appears.
   
3. Select an available drive letter from the drop-down menu. Enter the Folder address \\files.uvm.edu\home\your_netid
   • Make sure that both “Reconnect at sign-in” and “Connect using different credentials” are checked. Then click the Finish button
4. You’ll be prompted for your credentials – pay special attention to the username format, being sure to include CAMPUS\ before your NetID.
   • Username: CAMPUS\netid
     Password: Your NetID password
     
5. After authenticating, your MyDocs folder will appear in the File Explorer.
   

Access to MyDocs is provisioned for current UVM employees.

1. Open Finder from the dock.
2. Click Go in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and then select Connect to Server.
3. Enter the MyDocs server address: smb://files.uvm.edu/home/your_netid then click Connect.
   
   
4. Enter your UVM NetID and password, and then click Connect.
   Unable to authenticate?

   If your credentials aren’t working, try adding “campus\” before your NetID.

5. Upon entering your credentials, you should have access to your network folder.
   

MyDocs

cifs://files.uvm.edu/home/your_netid

1. Press the  + E keys on your keyboard to open the File Explorer.
2. Select This PC and go to the Computer tab, and then select Map network drive from the toolbar that appears.
   
3. Select an available drive letter from the drop-down menu, and then enter \\name-of-server\name-of-share for the Folder address.
   Not sure what to enter for a server or share name?

   You can view any shares you manage and see their server locations at research-storage.uvm.edu. If you need to connect to a share managed by somebody else, you can ask that person for the server and share name.

4. Make sure that both “Reconnect at sign-in” and “Connect using different credentials” are checked, and then click Finish to bring up a prompt to enter your credentials.
5. Enter your NetID and password, check the box labeled Remember my credentials, and click OK.
   May require more specific credentials

   If “Domain: CAMPUS” does not appear in this window, add “CAMPUS\” before your NetID.

6. You should now see the share under Network Locations in This PC.

1. Press the  + E keys on your keyboard to open the File Explorer.
2. Select This PC on the left side of the window.
3. Click the three dots on the toolbar to view more options, and then select Map network drive.
4. Select an available drive letter from the drop-down menu, and then enter \\name-of-server\name-of-share for the Folder address.
   Not sure what to enter for a server or share name?

   You can view any shares you manage and see their server locations at research-storage.uvm.edu. If you need to connect to a share managed by somebody else, you can ask that person for the server and share name.

5. Make sure that both “Reconnect at sign-in” and “Connect using different credentials” are checked, and then click Finish to bring up a prompt to enter your credentials.
6. Enter your NetID and password, check the box labeled Remember my credentials, and click OK.
   May require more specific credentials

   If “Domain: CAMPUS” does not appear in this window, add “CAMPUS\” before your NetID.

7. You should now see the share under Network Locations in This PC.

1. Open Finder from the dock.
2. Click Go in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and then select Connect to Server.
3. Enter the Netfiles share address as smb://name_of_server/name_of_share and then click Connect.
   Not sure what to enter for a server or share name?

   You can view any shares you manage and see their server locations at research-storage.uvm.edu. If you need to connect to a share managed by somebody else, you can ask that person for the server and share name.

4. Enter your UVM NetID and password, and then click Connect.
   
   Unable to authenticate?

   If your credentials aren’t working, try adding “campus\” before your NetID.

5. Upon entering your credentials, you should have access to your network folder.
   

Netfiles

cifs://name_of_server/name_of_share

If you have a VACC account, Netfiles shares are now automatically mounted on it at /netfiles/sharename. If you are unable to access your Netfiles share from the VACC please contact vacc@uvm.edu.

1. Press the  + E keys on your keyboard to open the File Explorer.
2. Select This PC and go to the Computer tab, and then select Map network drive from the toolbar that appears.
   
3. Select an available drive letter from the drop-down menu, and then enter \\zoofiles.uvm.edu\your_netid as the Folder address.
   • Make sure that both “Reconnect at sign-in” and “Connect using different credentials” are checked. Then click the Finish button
4. You’ll be prompted for your credentials – pay special attention to the username format, being sure to include CAMPUS\ before your NetID.
   • Username: CAMPUS\netid
     Password: Your NetID password
     
5. After authenticating, your Zoo folder will appear in the File Explorer.
   

1. Press the  + E keys on your keyboard to open the File Explorer.
2. Select This PC on the left side of the window.
3. Click the three dots on the toolbar to view more options, and then select Map network drive.
4. Select an available drive letter from the drop-down menu, and then enter the following folder address, substituting in your NetID: \\zoofiles.uvm.edu\your_netid
5. Make sure that both “Reconnect at sign-in” and “Connect using different credentials” are checked, and then click Finish to bring up a prompt to enter your credentials.
6. Enter your NetID and password, check the box labeled Remember my credentials, and click OK.
   May require more specific credentials

   If “Domain: CAMPUS” does not appear in this window, add “CAMPUS\” before your NetID

7. You should now see your Zoo Folder under Network Locations in This PC.

1. Open Finder from the dock.
2. Click Go in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and then select Connect to Server.
3. Enter the Zoo server address: smb://zoofiles.uvm.edu/your_netid then click Connect.
   
   
4. Enter your UVM NetID and password, and then click Connect.
   
   Unable to authenticate?

   If your credentials aren’t working, try adding “campus\” before your NetID.

5. Upon entering your credentials, you should have access to your network folder.
   

Zoo

cifs://zoofiles.uvm.edu/your_netid

1. If you don’t yet have FileZilla, download it from software.uvm.edu and install it.
2. Launch the FileZilla application.
3. Click File in the top left corner, and then select Site Manager.
   
4. Create a New Site, enter the following additional details under the General tab, and then click Connect.
   Protocol: SFTP
   Host: zoo.uvm.edu
   Port: 22
   Logon Type: Interactive
   User name: Your NetID
   
5. Enter your NetID password when prompted and click OK.
   
6. Enter either a generated code or the corresponding number to the Duo device you wish to use, and then click OK.
   

1. Launch the Fetch application.
2. Enter the following connection settings:
   Hostname: zoo.uvm.edu
   Username: your NetID
   Connect using: SFTP
   Password: your NetID password
   
3. Enter either an existing Duo code OR a number representing your desired method of multifactor authentication, and then click OK.
   
4. Complete the Duo authentication prompt matching your entry above.

1. If you don’t yet have FileZilla, download it from software.uvm.edu and install it.
2. Launch the FileZilla application.
   
3. Enter the connection settings:
   Host name: w3.uvm.edu
   User name: your NetID
   Password: your NetID password
   Port number: 22
   
4. Click Quickconnect.

1. Launch the Fetch application.
2. Enter the following connection settings:
   Hostname: w3.uvm.edu
   Username: your NetID
   Connect using: SFTP
   Password: your NetID password
   
3. Click Ok.

1. Press the  + E keys on your keyboard to open the File Explorer.
2. Click This PC on the left side of the window, and then select the drive you would like to disconnect.
3. Click the three dots on the toolbar to view more options, and then select Disconnect network drive.

1. Open Finder from the dock.
2. Find the drive you would like to disconnect under Locations on the left side of the Finder window.
3. Click the Eject icon to the right of the drive’s location.

If you’ve recently upgraded to macOS Ventura, you may have to disconnect your shared drive and then re-connect using the new address. Older macOS versions worked with cifs://files.uvm.edu/shared, but Ventura requires smb://files.uvm.edu/shared in order to see folder contents.