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What is Filer?
What is Folder Redirection?
What kind of data does Filer store?
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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 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:
Staff and faculty’s files and documents from COA Windows workstations.
Includes student workers who use COA Windows workstations.
If you use a COA Mac workstation, you can still access Filer but your files and documents are stored with a different process.
Shared files from different departments and centers in the college.
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