Manually Connecting to your Home Directory (U: Drive) – Windows Command Line

MANUALLY COMMECTING TO YOUR HOME DIRECTORY - WINDOWS COMMAND LINE

Note:  Off campus users will need to connect to the Clemson VPN service before following instructions.

Note:  Command line instructions work the same across 7, 8.1, 10, and 11.  

• Open a Command Prompt window by pressing the “Windows Key” + “R” to bring up the Run Command window then type in “cmd” then click the “OK” button.

• At the Command Prompt, type the full command line:

net use u: \\home.clemson.edu\[USERNAME]

                  Where [USERNAME] is your university username.  Press the Enter key.

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• Enter your username and password when prompted. If successful, you will be notified that the command completed successfully.

• Verify in the Windows File Explorer that the drive mounted by clicking on “Windows File Explorer” button on the taskbar.
  
  

Click here for an article on mapping the U: drive.

For more information, email ITHELP@clemson.edu or call 864-656-3494.

Article ID: 347
Created: April 22, 2016
Last Updated: June 22, 2022
Author: Faye Buckley

Online URL: https://hdkb.clemson.edu/phpkb/article.php?id=347