What is your "J: Drive"?
Every faculty member, staff member, and student of Saint Joseph's has what is called a "J: Drive", also known as a home drive or home folder. This is space allotted to you on the SJU network for you to store important files and documents. Anytime you login to a MS Window-based university computer, your personal J: Drive will automatically be available for you to access. Macintosh users can manually mount their home folder by following the directions provided below.
You can view your quota at anytime using our ViewQuota online application. NOTE: You will need to login using your network username and password.
How do I access my J: Drive from my personal computer?
Choose your operating system from the choices below for instructions on connecting to your J: Drive.
Windows 98
- Right click on My Computer and click Map Network Drive...
- Select J: for Drive and type in \\sju_fs1\homes for Folder. Click Finish.
- If you are prompted for a User name and Password, please enter your NETWORK account information. If you did not receive or have misplaced your computer account information, Click Here or contact the Student Help Desk at 610-660-3070 (x3070) for instructions on obtaining your computer account information.
Windows 2000
Please follow the instructions for connecting a Microsoft Windows 2000 computer to the network.
Click Here for instructions.
Windows XP
Please follow the instructions for connecting a Microsoft Windows XP computer to the network.
Click Here for instructions.
If you are having difficulties connecting to the J: drive in this way, please follow directions for connecting to the J: drive from home (instructions are located below).
Mac OS 8.x - 9.x
- From the Apple menu, select Network Browser.
- Double click "AppleTalk"
- Double click "SJU EtherTalk2 Network"
- Double click SJU Macintosh Home Folders.
- Choose Registered User and enter your NETWORK Name and Password.
- Double click OurHome (username@mailhost).
- Your home folder should now be mounted on your desktop.
Mac OS X
Option 1 - Click Here if your Macintosh is connected to the SJU Network.
Note: Being connected to the SJU Network requires more than just being plugged into a network jack on campus. It also requires certain settings to be configured.
These instructions were written for use on Laptop Program iBooks running Mac OS X, but they are compatible with any Macintosh running Mac OS X.
Option 2 - Follow the instructions below if your Macintosh IS NOT connected to the SJU Network.
- From the Finder, choose the Go menu and select Connect to Server...
- In the Address field please type in "smb://sju_fs1/homes" and click Connect.
- A box will appear and you will need to enter SJU for the "Workgroup/Domain" field and your NETWORK Username and Password.
- Once you are connected to your Home folder an Icon will appear on your desktop like the one below:
From Home
- Launch your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
- In the Address field type in the following and hit Enter:
- ftp://username@polaris.sju.edu/
- For Example: ftp://ec021241@polaris.sju.edu/
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A window labeled "Log On As" for Internet Explorer and Firefox or "Password" for Safari will appear. Enter your Password (same as your network account information) as demonstrated below and click Log On button.
Internet Explorer view
- A new window will appear containing all the contents of your J: drive. If you used Internet Explorer the window will behave as if you accessed your J: drive from a campus computer. You will be able to copy, cut, paste, delete, and create files. If you used Safari you will only be able to download files from your J: drive.
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NOTE: If you are using Internet Explorer 7 you will get the following message after logging in:
FTP root at polaris.sju.edu
To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click Open FTP site in Windows Explorer.
Please follow these instructions by selecting Page at the top right of the Internet Explorer window and selecting Open FTP site in Windows Explorer. You will be prompted to enter your username and password again and your J: Drive will populate in the new window.
