Overview
ASC offers shared drives from a file server. This article describes how to connect to these drives.
Note: We encourage moving to OneDrive / Teams storage for home and group drives where possible.
Contents
Windows
From an ASC owned Windows machine you will not need to connect using the VPN even if outside OSU's network. Due to the Always On VPN (AOVPN) your machine will see the file server from wherever you are.
If you are on a non-ASC machine, you will need to be on the OSU VPN, and you will need to use check the "Connect using different credentials" box and use your name.# username as ASC\name.#.
- Open any File Explorer window.
- Scroll down in the left pane to This PC, hit the ..., and select Map network drive.
- In the next screen, put in \\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu (or just \\asc-files if on the ASC wired network).
- If you know the exact path you can enter it here, or you can click Browse.
- Individual/private home drives will be in \\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\home\share_name.
- Research and group drives will be in \\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\projects\three_character_unit_name-project_name.
- See the section Mapping Old Share Names to New.
- Note, you can click Reconnect at sign in, if you always want the drive to be mapped. Do not do this if you go to networks where the drive will be blocked.
Macintosh
If you are on an ASC Macintosh, and you are not on the ASC wired network or eduroam on campus, you will need to be on the OSU VPN to connect to share drives.
- In the upper left corner of your screen, click Go and then Connect to Server.
- In the next screen, put in smb://asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu (or just //asc-files if on the ASC wired network
- If you know the exact path you can enter it above, or you can click Connect and browse for the share.
- Individual/private home drives will be in //asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu/home.
- Research and group drives will be in //asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu/projects.
- See the section Mapping Old Share Names to New.
- You will be prompted for a username and password. Use ASC\name.#.
- You can click the + button to save the connection for later.
Mapping Old Share Names to New
ASC used the server names private and shared prior to Fall 2017. After it was home, groups, or files.
| Purpose |
Old Server Name |
New Share Name |
Home/User Directories:
Share containing personal content.
Content is restricted only to the owner of the parent folder. |
\\private
\\home |
\\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\home\name.# |
Department/Unit Shares:
Share containing group content for departmental administration. |
\\shared |
\\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\departments\three_character_unit_name
Units that bought pooled storage for their entire unit may have a doubled name:
\\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\departments\three_character_unit_name\additional_unit_name |
Project/Research Shares:
Share containing research projects. |
\\groups
\\research
\\files |
One of:
\\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\projects\three_character_unit_name-owner
\\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\projects\three_character_unit_name-owner-project_name
\\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\projects\three_character_unit_name\project_name
Units that bought pooled storage for their entire unit may have a doubled name:
\\asc-files.asc.ohio-state.edu\projects\three_character_unit_name\additional_unit_name
|
Notes:
- \\files will cease to work after the June 18th migration.
- ASC has not automatically created new individual/private home shares since 2017, only by request.
- With the trend in mobile devices and cloud storage (OneDrive/Teams) home shares are not as useful.
- Similarly, ASC rarely creates new Department/Unit directories.
- Teams files shared through the OneDrive client serve this purpose now.
Unit Three Letter Codes
| Code |
Department |
| ACD |
ACCAD |
| ADV |
Advising |
| AAA |
African American and African Studies |
| ASL |
American Sign Language |
| ANT |
Anthropology |
| AEL |
Aquatic Ecology Laboratory |
| ABR |
Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center (ABRC) |
| ART |
Art |
| AED |
Art Education, Administration, and Policy |
| ADM |
ASC Administration |
| MCM |
ASC Marketing and Communications |
| TSO |
ASC Technology |
| AST |
Astronomy |
| BTV |
Buckeye TV |
| BSC |
Business Services Center (BSC) |
| CSO |
Career Services |
| CAP |
Center for Applied Plant Science (CAPS) |
| CFS |
Center for Folklore Studies (CFS) |
| CLC |
Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| LSE |
Center for Life Science Education (CLSE) |
| MRS |
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS) |
| STW |
Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing (CSTW) |
| CRS |
Center for the Study of Religion |
| CBC |
Chemistry and Biochemistry (CBC) |
| CLA |
Classics |
| HUM |
Colab Research and Public Humanities |
| COS |
Comparative Studies |
| CAS |
Curriculum and Assessment Services |
| DAN |
Dance |
| EAL |
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures |
| DES |
Design |
| DEV |
Development |
| ECN |
Economics |
| EGL |
English |
| EOB |
Evolution Ecology and Organismal Biology (EEOB) |
| FSP |
Film Studies |
| FRI |
French and Italian (FRIT) |
| GEO |
Geography |
| GLL |
Germanic Languages and Literatures (GLL) |
| HST |
History |
| HOA |
History of Art |
| HON |
Honors |
| IPR |
Institute for Population Research (IPR) |
| INT |
International Studies Program (ISP) |
| CJS |
Jewish Studies |
| LIN |
Linguistics |
| MTH |
Mathematics |
| MCS |
Mershon Center |
| MIB |
Microbiology |
| MBI |
Mathematical Biosciences Institute |
| MOG |
Molecular Genetics |
| MBD |
Museum of Biological Diversity |
| NEL |
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC) |
| NMR |
NMR Facility |
| OED |
Office of the Executive Dean |
| PHI |
Philosophy |
| PHY |
Physics |
| GRN |
Plant Biotech Greenhouse |
| PCM |
Plant Cell and Molecular Biology (PCMB) |
| PMG |
Plant-Microbe Genomics Facility |
| POL |
Political Science |
| PSY |
Psychology |
| DSO |
Recruitment and Diversity Services |
| RSS |
Research Support Services |
| COM |
School of Communication |
| SES |
School of Earth Sciences |
| MUS |
School of Music |
| SLA |
Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures (SEELL) |
| SOC |
Sociology |
| SPO |
Spanish and Portuguese (SPPO) |
| SHS |
Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| STS |
Statistics |
| LNT |
The Lantern |
| THE |
Theatre |
| PRE |
Upress |
| UAS |
Urban Arts Space |
| WGS |
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |