Connecting to a network share (Macintosh/OS X)

In order to connect to a share you need to know the path to it. Network paths in OS X look something like this:

• smb://server/folder/subfolder/subsubfolder

For example, the path to your userspace is

• smb://fargo.pomona.edu/Students/<year>/<username>

A list of common paths can be found here.

Connecting

1. Click on Finder (the smiling face) on your dock and select Go > Connect to Server... (alternatly, hit Apple + K).
2. Type in the path and hit enter.

If you're connecting to an official ITS server (e.g. tempdisk, your userspace), log in with your username and password. Make sure that Workgroup or Domain is set to CAMPUS:

The share should appear on the upper-left corner of your Finder windows (see picture below). You can drag/drop (and copy/paste) files to and from this place just as if it were any other folder on your computer. The connection closes when you click the small eject icon to the right of the share name: