OurFiles Macintosh Connection

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Step by Step

  1. Click on the desktop or the Finder icon in your dock make the Finder the active application. Then, from the menu bar, click Go then Connect to Server... or use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + K
  2. In the Server Address field, enter in smb://<server name.dartmouth.edu>/<share name>
    Note    : Each division has its own server name in the format "OF_<division>" (e.g. OF_Provost) so you will need to know the name of the division server you are trying to connect to. 
  3. Click Connect.
  4. In the Name field enter your NetID; in the Password field, enter your password.
  5. If you want to have this drive accessible to you automatically any time you start your computer, place a check in the Remember this password in my keychain field then follow the directions in the Setting Up a Permanent Connection section.
  6. Click Connect. OurFiles should now appear as a computer that you can connect to.
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