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  • What is Filer?

  • What is Folder Redirection?

  • What kind of data does Filer storesstore?

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What is Filer?

For most staff and faculty of the College of Architecture, Filer is known as the “O Drive” or “Shared Drive”. However, these “drives” are only a result of the Window's process known as Folder Redirection.

What is Folder Redirection?

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Please note COA ITS enables Folder Redirection on Windows workstations only. Folder Redirection is not compatible with Mac devices.

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Non-standard folders (i.e., Saved directly on C:\) will not work with Folder Redirection.

What Kind of Data Does Filer

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Store?

In the College of Architecture, a wide range of data is stored in Filer for staff and faculty. This includes but is not limited to:

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