Paris: Network File Storage

All students, faculty and staff have space available to store personal files on the network server named Paris. Storing files on your own computer, and then storing a copy on Paris will ensure file availability. Paris advantages:

• Accessible from all networked machines on campus (icon on desktop of windows lab machines)
• Files are backed up by ILS each night (no more lost documents)
• Provides storage space for academic files (not for applications or materials protected by copyright)
• Files can be moved without the use of SFTP  - except from off campus, see installation  and configuration instructions for Core SFTP for windows and Fetch SFTP for macintosh

WINDOWS ACCESS (please consult these instructions for Windows Vista):
You must be logged onto the Bates Network to access Paris. If you do not see a login dialog, then:
From the Start menu

• Select Log Off  - lower left corner of screen
• Click Yes
• Enter your Bates username - e.g. hpotter
• Enter your Bates password - email password
• Click OK
• From the Start menu: (left corner of screen)
  Select Run...
• Type in \\paris\username\  (backslash is above return key)
• Click OK

Paris window will open:

• Double-click on your Bates user name folder
• Double-click on folders to see files
• To access files, drag them to the local desktop
• Double-click on the local copy to open it for editing
• Remember to save frequently while you are editing
• When you are finished with the file, drag the local copy back to the Paris window

DISCONNECT FROM PARIS FROM A LAB COMPUTER:

• From the Start menu, choose Log off to disconnect, otherwise your Paris account remains open to anyone using that computer

Macintosh OS 10.x:

• Select the Go menu
• Choose Connect to Server...
• In Address box
• type: smb://paris - IMPORTANT: replace afp with smb
• Click Connect
• Enter Bates username e.g. hpotter
• Enter Bates network password (abacus e-mail password)
• do not click check box!
• Click ok

Paris icon will be mounted on your desktop:

• Double-click on Paris icon to see your folders
• Double-click on folders to see files
• To access files, drag them to the Macintosh HD
• IN CAMPUS LABS NEVER USE THE DESKTOP!
• Double-click on the local copy to open it for editing
• Remember to save frequently while you are editing
• When you are finished with the file, drag the local copy back to the Paris window

NOTE: If you have made an afp shortcut icon to Paris, delete this one and replace it with the smb method of connecting.

DISCONNECT FROM PARIS FROM A LAB COMPUTER:

• Drag the Paris icon to the Trash to disconnect, otherwise your Paris account remains open to anyone using that computer

IMPORTANT TIPS:

MACINTOSH v.s. WINDOWS FILES:

Even though a file is on Paris, a Mac file is still a Mac file, and a Windows file is still a Windows file.

Many files can be opened on either platform if they are saved correctly, however. Macintosh machines tend to open Windows files more easily than Windows machines open Macintosh files. Windows machines must have a three letter file extension on the end of the file name to identify files. An example would be filename.doc which would be a Microsoft Word document. Common extensions are:

Mircrosoft Excel .xls
Graphic Interchange Format .gif
Mircrosoft PowerPoint .ppt
Joint Photographic Experts Group .jpg
Mircrosoft Word .doc
Portable Document Format .pdf

When all else fails, and you know what type of file you are trying to open, open the appropriate application and then:
From the File menu, choose Open, then select your file from the Open file dialog box.
(sometimes you have to select Files of Type: all files to see all of the possible files, if the extension is incorrect for Windows machines)

FOR ACADEMIC FILES ONLY:

Network storage on Paris is for academic files only. Do NOT back up applications to Paris.

Each user account has a quota that limits the size of their directory. This quota insures that no user can monopolize the space available for file storage on the system. Paris space is for academic use. Increases to the quota for academic purposes can be obtained by emailing netadmin@bates.edu.

To see what your quota, login to abacus (using Putty or Terminal) and run the quota command. See also: How to check your paris quota

DO NOT VIOLATE COPYRIGHT LAWS:

Network storage of files protected by copyright is not allowed. The copyright owners are very active in pursuing and suing violators of copyright laws. This includes music and video files obtained from peer-to-peer file sharing applications.