Subscribe to this blogDigital Services Lab Tech Tips #3: Finding A Home For Your Files On The Mac
Posted by Chris Day on June 15, 2007
The Digital Services Lab is proud to present the third in a series of tips, hints, and brief tutorials for using the Macintosh and Digitization Resources in Phillips Memorial Library. To view the other Tech Tips in this series click here.
Finding A Home For Your Files On The Mac:
The Difference Between Your Home Folder And Your Network Drive.
When you first sign-on to a Mac using your Providence College login and password, a Home Folder is created. The folder is located in the Finder window on the left-hand side under the Desktop icon. The folder’s icon is a house and will have your login name next to it. The Home Folder is specific to your login on that specific computer. This means that the documents live on that computer alone.
Benefits: No one else will have access to this folder.
Disadvantages: Your Home Folder will not be able to be accessed from any other computer. When you sign on to another Mac using your PC login a new Home Folder will be created for that Mac.
Users often confuse the Home Folder for their Network Drive…
Your Network Drive is the globe icon located in the right-hand corner of the desktop and in the top left-hand corner of your finder window (under the Hard Drive icon). This is a best place to save your documents. Just like the Home Folder, no one else can access it, plus you will have access to it on all computers you login on under your PC account.
For PC Faculty and Students, logging on to a Mac or a Windows computer using your Username and Login is the best way to have access to your network drive from any computer on campus.
The Digital Services Lab is located in Room 110, in the rear of the main floor of Phillips Memorial Library. We are open Mon-Thur 10am-9pm, Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, and Sun 5-9pm. Feel free to stop by if you have any questions about the Library’s Macintosh, Scanner, or other Technology Resources.
