It takes just a few short steps to map a network drive. The article below will walk you through each step to map a network drive in Windows 10 and Mac OS X. Before you begin, make sure to read the caution statement below.

Alert: Before you begin, if you were just granted this access and haven't logged out since, sign out and sign on again. If you were added to a group to gain access, that membership won't be reflected on your Windows computer until you've signed in again.

Notes:

• The drive letters used in the examples below are random. Feel free to use any available letters.
• If you want to map drives from off campus, you will need to establish a VPN connection first.

Windows 10

1. Open File Explorer.
   
2. Right-click on my PC.
   
3. Select Map a Network Drive.
4. Enter the [drive path], for example, \\tank.uchicago.edu\DCS.
5. Select reconnect at sign in.
   
6. Your drive is mapped and opens a window directly into your departments subfolder.

Mac OS X

1. In the Finder, under the Go menu, select Connect to Server... (keyboard shortcut: Command+K)
   
2. A Connect to Server window opens. In the Server Address: field, type smb://tank.uchicago.edu/ShareName/SubfolderName. Replace ShareName with your department's directory on the shared drive. Replace SubfolderName with your department's subfolder on the shared drive (if it's provided, not all connections require a subfolder). Select Connect.
   
3. Enter ADLOCAL\[your CNetID] and password. Select Connect.
   
4. Your drive is mapped and opens a window directly into your department's subfolder.