Accessing MyFiles from a Residence Hall or Campus Office

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

1. Note:  This step needs to be done in a public computer cluster prior to using MyFiles from your residence hall or campus office. 
   
   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. From your residence hall or campus office, 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.
   

   If you have not updated your password recently, you may have a Windows password and an Andrew password.  If this is the case, enter your Windows password.  If you have updated your password, your Windows and Andrew passwords are the same.  Follow the links below if you need to reset your password:

   • Click here to reset your password

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: 04/01/09