Accessing Departmental Shared Network Folders on Mac
This KB Article References:
Department Shared Folders
This Information is Intended for:
Instructors,
Researchers,
Staff
Created: 10/25/2013 Last Updated: 04/08/2024
You can access your department's shared network folder and add it to Mac Favorites, which will make it easier to access files in the folder.
Requirements
- Internet access through a Campus Network or VPN
- Using a computer logged into the sunysb.edu domain or authenticating with NetID/NetID password
Access a Shared Network Folder on a Mac
- While connected to a campus network or through VPN, launch Finder by clicking in the dock
(or use Spotlight search by clicking near the top right, typing Finder, and selecting Finder.app)
- From the Finder menu bar, click Go and select Connect to Server
- In the Server Address box, type the path for the shared folder using this pattern:
smb://server name/folder name/
Note: be sure to include smb: prior to the server name and use the full server name if necessary
Note: use forward slashes / (rather than \ as on Windows machines)
- To save this location as a favorite server, click the + button near the bottom left (then it will remain in the Favorite Servers list so next time you can click on it and won't need to type the path in)
- Click Connect
- If prompted to enter name and password, select Connect as Registered User and enter your NetID for Name and your NetID password for Password, and then click Connect
- The shared department folder will open in a Finder window.
- To make the folder easier to access, drag and drop the folder to the Favorites section on the left side of the finder window