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Accessing MyFiles from a Residence Hall or Campus Office

This service was designed for use in public computer clusters. You may attempt to access your MyFiles space (Windows only) from a residence hall or campus office following these steps:

  1. Select Start > My Computer and make note of the number that appears at the end of the device address for your W: drive. In this example, the number is 0.


  2. Select Start > Run. In the Open text field, enter \\andrew.ad.cmu.edu\users\usersX\youruserid (where X is the number that appeared for you in step 1 and youruserid is replaced with your userID. Click OK.


  3. The Connect to dialog box appears. Enter your User name (andrew\yourusername) and your Windows password and click OK.

    Currently, there are two passwords. You will need to use your Windows password to access your MyFiles space from a non-cluster computer. Follow the links below if you need to reset your password:

    Note: Computing Services is currently working to combine these password change utilities.

Other methods of accessing your files include: uploading them to AFS, e-mailing the files to yourself, or using a USB drive to copy the files.

Last Updated: 08/08/06