Store Files to the Network

Limited storage space is available on University servers for faculty, staff and students under a directory called "My Files."  This space is secured, virus protected, and automatically backed up by the University. As with all important information, CPIT recommends that you also keep personal copies of your critical data.

Lab Computers

It is very important that students, faculty and staff do NOT store data on the computers located in the lab areas of the University.  These computers are "wiped clean" on a regular basis.  Bring your own removable storage (e.g., floppy disk or USB drive) or store your work in your "My Files" directory (see below).

Saving Files to "My Files" instead of a disk or lab computer

1. Go to http://home.cua.edu

2. Log in with your CUA network account and passphrase. (This is the same username and passphrase that you use for e-mail.)

3. Click on "My Files" from the menu on the left.

4. Click on the "Browse" button.

5. Select the file you want to save, and click "Open"

6. Click "Add file".

7. The file you have just saved is now accessible to you and only you from anywhere you can access the World Wide Web.

Your "M Drive"

You may hear the term "M drive" used to refer to your personal storage space.  This is the same directory that you access through home.cua.edu.  When you log into a lab computer on campus, this directory becomes available to you under My Computer as a drive labeled "M".   While you can access your files this way, the preferred method is through home.cua.edu, as that is available to you from any Web-enabled browser.  If your M drive does not automatically map, you can do it manually by following these instructions.

Storing additional data

The storage space on My Files is limited because it is shared among all members of the CUA community; you may store up to 1 GB there.  If you have the need to store additional data that you can carry with you, please consider purchasing a USB memory device. Note, however, that you should treat this device like your wallet--if you lose it, others may be able to access the data that it contains.

For storing data that you access infrequently, you can burn the files to writeable CD or DVD media, or use an external hard drive. This is a very good way to make periodic backups of your data files that may reside on the local computer. (Files stored on My Files are backed up automatically.)