Langara has set up network storage space for all regular studies student and staff. The space is meant for school-related work only. The set up and size will differ for students and employees. Click on the drop down tabs below more details.

Student Network Drives

Personal Network Storage

All regular studies receive a 1GB network file storage space for school-related work. This storage space is found on:

  • Windows
    • H:\ drive
  • Mac
    • STUDENTHOME - main campus (no direct access from 601 Broadway campus on personal computers (use myFiles))

Course-Related Network Storage

Courses also have shared space:

  • Windows
    • O:\drive - main campus 
    • N:\ drive - 601 Broadway campus
  • Mac
    • STUDSHARE - main campus (no direct access from 601 Broadway campus on personal computers (use myFiles))

This allows instructors to post course materials, students to submit assignments, and students and instructors to exchange materials.

  • Students can access course folders only for classes in which they are enrolled. 
  • Each course's shared area is in a folder named with Course + Section (ie BIOL115-001)
  • The Journalism and Publishing departments have additional Collaborative space on STUDENTSHARE (Mac), or R:\ drive (PC)    
  • These network spaces can be accessed from any computer on campus, or via myFiles from off-campus

At the end of each semester all course materials will be deleted, other than those in the Journalism and Publishing Collaborative areas.

All content on network drives is subject to Langara College Computing policy.

Exceptions

Students usually do not get an increase in their network drive quotas. Student quota increases will be considered only if requested by instructors.

FAQs

How do I access these network areas from off-campus?

All network drives can be accessed off-campus by connecting with myFiles

How to connect to shared drive on a Mac?

  1. With the Finder active, from the Go menu, select Connect to Server (or press Command-k)
  2. In the Connect to Server window type smb:// + the server name  (smb://studhome or smb://studshare)
  3. In authentication window enter your Computer User ID and Password
Employee Network Drives

Personal Network Storage

All employees have a personal 4GB network space in which to save current work:

  • Windows
    • H:\ drive
  • Mac
    • EMPLHOME - main campus (no direct access from 601 Broadway campus on personal computers (use myFiles))

This drive is designated for currently used files only. It should not be used for archiving or for non-work files.

Departmental Network Storage

Departments also have shared space:

  • Windows
    • J:\drive - main campus 
    • I:\ drive - 601 Broadway campus
  • Mac
    • EMPLSHARE - main campus (no direct access from 601 Broadway campus on personal computers (use myFiles))

Course Network Storage

Courses also have shared space:

  • Windows
    • O:\drive - main campus 
    • N:\ drive - 601 Broadway campus
  • Mac
    • STUDSHARE - main campus (no direct access from 601 Broadway campus on personal computers (use myFiles))

This allows instructors to post course materials, students to submit assignments, and students and instructors to exchange materials. 

  • The course drive folder structure is created prior to the start of each semester. Each course's shared area is in a folder named Course + Section (ie BIOL115-001)
  • At the end of each exam period all course materials will be deleted. Instructors need to back up all course material prior to this end-of-semester purge.
  • The Journalism and Publishing departments have additional Collaborative space on STUDENTSHARE (Mac), or R:\ drive (PC) 
  • Each course section folder has a quota of 4GB.

All these network locations can be accessed from any computer on campus, and via myfiles from off-campus.

All content on network drives is subject to Langara College Computing Policy.

FAQs

Who can request access to a specific folder on the departmental drive? 
All requests regarding access to the departmental drive must come from the department chair.

How do I access these network areas from off-campus?

All network drives can be accessed off-campus by connecting with myFiles.

How can an employee request a quota increase?
Employees can contact the Service Desk if they require an increase in their quota.  The Service Desk will confirm the following conditions before assigning such requests to the Accounts team:

  1. Files on the H:\ drive are for the current semester only.
  2. H:\ drive is not being used for backup.
  3. H:\ drive does not have any non‐work related files.

How to connect to shared drive on a Mac?

  1. With the Finder active, from the Go menu, select Connect to Server (or press Command-k)
  2. In the Connect to Server window type smb:// + the server name  (smb://emplhome or smb://emplshare)
  3. In authentication window enter your Computer User ID and Password