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Introduction
How to map a shortcut to department network folders (DeptFiles or AdminFiles) on a Mac
** Department Files are going away as we are moving from an on-premise storage solution to Microsoft Teams (a cloud-based system). **
Instructions
- Select Finder
- Click Go. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
- Click Connect to Server. It's at the bottom of the menu that drops down when you click "Go".
- For DeptFiles the server address is
- smb://campus.stcloudstate.edu/huskynet/DeptFiles
- For AdminFiles the server address is:
- smb://campus.stcloudstate.edu/huskynet/adminfiles
- You may choose to be more specific and select your department name at the end.
- Example: smb://campus.stcloudstate.edu/huskynet/DeptFiles/ITS
- Click Connect.
- Remove your local account information and enter your StarID and password when prompted
- To open the folder you are trying to access, click on the name of the server in a new Finder window.
Create a shortcut in the Dock (optional)
- From the Connect to Server dialog box, copy the path to the network folder on the DeptFles or AdminFiles server.
- Create a shortcut on the Dock to the folder. Example: smb://campus.stcloudstate.edu/huskynet/DeptFiles/ITS