How do I add my G drive to my personal computer?
May 11, 2020
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Although we highly recommend using OneDrive instead of your G drive, this article will cover how to add the G drive to your personal computer.
A few things to note about G drive and why we recommend OneDrive:
| G Drive | OneDrive | |
|---|---|---|
| Works Off-Campus? | No | Yes |
| Max Storage | 100 Gb | 1 Tb (1000 Gb) |
| MS Office Integration | No | Yes |
| Easily Share Files | No | Yes |
| Works on any device? | No | Yes |
But this article is not to just talk down G drive. If for whatever reason you are wanting to access your G drive from your personal computer then we will cover it here.
One thing to note as the table shown. You can only access your G drive from campus. This will NOT work off-campus.
Mapping G Drive on Windows
- Open the file explorer
- Click on the "This PC" section from the right side of the window
- Then click on the "Map network drive" button on the top of the window
- On the box that pops up change the following information
- Drive - change to G
- Folder - type in: \\sfs\student\firstname.lastname
(i.e. \\sfs\student\chris.hemsworth) - Click "Finish"
- Now your G Drive will be in the "This PC" section as mentioned in step 2.
You should now be able to open your G Drive and work with it just like any other Lab computer.
Mapping G Drive on Mac
As always if you run into any issues please let us know!
- Call us at (317) 738-8148
- Submit a ticket at service.franklincollege.edu
- or email us at [email protected]
