KB Sections:
Connecting to a Network Drive
Automatically Connecting to a Network Drive When You Log In
Connecting to a Network Drive
1. Open "Finder"
![Screenshot of the Finder App on the Mac Taskbar](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/OpenFinder.png)
2. Select "Go" in the upper-left corner of your home screen
![Screenshot of Selecting the Go Menu on Mac](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/GoInMenu.png)
3. Select "Connect To Server"
![Screenshot of the Dropdown Menu under Go](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/ConnecttoDerver.png)
4. On the following screen:
1. Enter the Drive's file path in this format smb://servername.uwgb.edu/share (example: smb://fpsa.uwgb.edu/compserv$)
2. Optional: Select the plus sign button to add the Network Drive to your favorite servers/Network Drives
3. Select "Connect"
![Screenshot of Selecting Your Drives While Mapping Drives](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/ConnecttoServer.png)
Automatically Connecting to a Network Drive When You Log In
1. First, connect to a Network Drive as described in the section above: Connecting to a Network Drive
2. On the home screen of your Mac:
1. Select the magnifying glass icon in the upper-right corner of your home screen
2. Search "System Settings"
![The magnifying glass icon is in the top right corner of your screen. The search bar appears in the center of the screen.](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/ConnectingtoNetworkDrivestep1sec2.png)
3. In System Settings, search and select "Login Items"
![The search bar for System Settings is in the top left corner of the pop up.](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/ConnectingtoNetworkDriveLoginItems.png)
4. Drag and drop the Network Drive on your home screen into the "Open at Login" box
![The "open at login" box is in the center of the login items pop up. Your saved network drive is most likely in the upper right-hand corner of you home screen.](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/ConnectingtoNetworkDrivestep3sec2.png)
5. After adding the Network Drive to the "Open at Login" box, select the plus sign button
![The plus sign button is in the lower left-hand corner of the "open at login" box.](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/ConnectingtoNetworkDrivestep4.png)
5. Enter your UWGB username and password and select "Connect" - your network drive will now automatically connect when you login to your device
![the name and password text fields are in the center of the pop up. The connect button is in the bottom right corner of the pop up.](https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/images/group91/21333/ConnectingtoNetworkDrivestep5.png)
For a Personal Mac
We recommend that people use OneDrive to save their files either through the web browser or using the OneDrive app from the App Store. If you're a faculty or staff using SafeConnect VPN, you can follow the instructions above for a University Mac on Campus.