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Accessing your UCD files at home using Netdrive

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  • 12-02-2009 4:08pm
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    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 13,009 ✭✭✭✭


    I've been transferring files between UCD and home on a USB Key, but have been wondering whether there was a better way. Well: there is: UCD supports* Novell Netdrive, which is a way of mounting your UCD data volume on your PC at home.

    All the details you need are on a UCD web page here. If you try this, be sure to use the server details "https:..." as specified in the text, not the one in the screenshot.

    So, I have the Netdrive client installed and configured, and have a Drive N:. The "My Documents" I see on UCD computers is found under N:\Home@UCD-TREE\Personal . I can copy files to and from that disk as I do with any drive, and they will show up at UCD if I log in there. Since it's over the Internet, everything is slower, obviously, but it works.

    What I like to do is synchronise my UCD Personal folder with a folder on my home PC, which I do using Microsoft SyncToy. That way, I can make changes on either side, run SyncToy at home, and be assured that both home and UCD have the latest of everything.

    * by "support" I mean that the facility is there - which doesn't necessarily mean that you can go up to anyone at the IT Help Desk today and expect them to know all about it.

    PS: I'm going to try this on (Ubuntu) Linux too. It's WebDAV, so it ought to work with DavFS2 and/or Cadaver.

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