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Overview

Saunders Technical Support provides file services to our faculty and staff in the form of the H: and P: drive. Both of these drives are backed up on a routine basis and are stored on a secure server.

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Off Campus Issues

If are using a computer that is not managed by Saunders, then you'll need to use the RIT VPN Client to connect to our file servers.  All Saunders managed computers are configured so that VPN is not required from off campus.

H: Drive

The H: drive is used for groups of individuals that wish to share files with other individuals or groups. A hierarchy has been created for various divisions and committees to share files as well as groups of people to setup project folders. Folders on the H: drive are restricted to certain individuals. If you would like a new folder created on the H: drive or require access to an existing folder, please make contact with Saunders Technical Support and we will work with the owner of the folder to fulfill your request.

The H: drive is located at \\main.ad.rit.edu\Shares\SCB\SCB_Shared

P: Drive

The P: drive is used by individuals to save personal files in a safe and secure location. The P: Drive should be used instead of my Documents. P: drives are not shared with multiple users. This is what the H: drive is for. Each faculty and staff member is encouraged to store any important files on the P: drive. Because Saunders Technical Support does not backup individual workstations, by storing files on the P: drive, users do not need to worry should their computer fail.

All File Services

While file services like the H: and P: drive are automatic for Saunders managed computers, there are several other file services available that some of our users require access to.  All file services are The P: drive is located at \\main.ad.rit.edu\Shares\SCB.  (smb://main.ad.rit.edu/Shares/SCB on OS X).  Connecting to this location will allow you to see all the various services we offer.

How to connect

Warning

Before May 24, 2019, please use the instructions at H and P Drives to access the H: drive.

Before July 8, 2019, please use the instructions at H and P Drives to access the P: drive.

Off Campus Issues

To connect to the H: or P: drives from off campus, you must first establish a connection using the RIT VPN Client.

Saunders Managed Computer

Navigate to C:\SCB\Support and double-click on the H and P file.  This will run a script to automatically connect you to the H: and P: drives.

Windows

Start by opening File Explorer (press Windows Key & E), click on This PC, Computer, and Map Network Drive.

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Select drive letter H: or any other free drive to use.
For the folder and enter: \SCB_Personal\<your username>

Connecting to H: and P: Drives

File services like the H: and P: drive are automatic for Saunders managed computers.  For personal computers and non-Saunders managed computers, you can map the H: and P: drive using the following steps.

The instructions are slightly different between Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Windows 10 InstructionsWindows 11 Instructions

On Windows, open File Explorer and click on This PC along the left-hand menu

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On Windows, open File Explorer and right-click on This PC along the left-hand menu

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Click on Map network drive under the Computer tab

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Click on Map network drive on the popup menu.

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From the drop down, select H: for the H: drive.

Enter \\main.ad.rit.edu\Shares\SCB\SCB_Shared for the Folder.

If you are using a non-RIT laptop, be sure to check the Connect using different credentials.

Click Finish.

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From the drop down, select H: for the H: drive.

Enter \\main.ad.rit.edu\Shares\SCB\SCB_Shared

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 for the Folder.

If you are using a non-RIT laptop, be sure to check the Connect using different credentials.

Click Finish.

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From the drop down, select P: for the P: drive.

Enter \\main.ad.rit.edu\Shares\SCB\SCB_Personal\

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username for the Folder.

Replace

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username with your RIT

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username

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If you are using a non-RIT computer, be sure to check the Connect using different credentials

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Otherwise, leave it unchecked.

Click Finish.

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From the drop down, select P: for the P: drive.

Enter \\main.ad.rit.edu\Shares\SCB\SCB_Personal\username for the Folder.

Replace username with your RIT username.

If you are using

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a non-RIT

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computer, be sure to check the Connect using different credentials.

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Enter your RIT Computer Account username preceded by MAIN\ and then your RIT Computer Account Password and finally click OK.

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Once the drive is mapped, you should be able to find it under Computer.

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Otherwise, leave it unchecked.

Click Finish.

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All Other Shares

While file services like the H: and P: drive are automatic for Saunders managed computers, there are several other file services available that some of our users require.

Use the instructions above to connect to any of the SCB shares available using a different drive letter.  For Folder, enter \\main.ad.rit.edu\Shares\SCB and click Browse to locate the folder you wish to map.

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MacOS / OS X

From Finder, click Connect to Server under the Go menu.

For access to the H: Drive, please enter Enter smb://main.ad.rit.edu/Shares/SCB/SCB_Shared.

For access to the P: Drive, please enter smb://main.ad.rit.edu/Shares/SCB/SCB_Personal/abcbbu.  Replace abcbbu with your RIT Computer Account username.

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When prompted for your username and password, select Registered User.

For Name, enter your RIT Computer Account username preceded by by main\.  Example: main\abcbbu

For Password, enter your RIT Computer Account password.  We recommend you do not save the password in your keychain.

Click Connect.

How to Map H: and P: Drives on Saunders Managed Computer

Navigate to C:\SCB\Support and double-click on the H and P file.  This will run a script to automatically connect you to the H: and P: drives.

How to:

Open File Explorer located in your Start Menu or on the Taskbar.

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Click on This PC along the left hand side

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Double click on Local Disk (C:)

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Open the SCB and then Support folder.

Double click on H and P

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A script will run with two sets of commands.  First, it will try to remove the old H: and P: drive connections if they exist.Image Removed  If not, you will see errors that the network connection could not be found.  You can ignore these errors.

You may be asked if you are sure you want to disconnect the resource.  You can see either Y or N to this question because in the next step it will try to reconnect both H: and P:

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Once done disconnecting, the script will then try to map the drives.  If this part is unsuccessful and you are off campus, connect to VPN and try again.  If it still doesn't work, contact Saunders Technical Support for assistance.

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Google Drive through RIT

See Google Apps at RIT for information on how to setup your RIT account for use with Google Apps and then Google Drive File Stream on how to access your Google Drive files on your PC.

Microsoft OneDrive

See OneDrive for details.