Folders & Online Storage
Before discussing online storage, it is critical
to convey one important message regarding saving your work:
Jump Drives, CD-Rs (Recordable CDs), CD-RWs
(Re-writable CDs) and external hard drives are recommended
for portable media storage and backup. Tip: Put an Identification
file with your name and contact information on your jump drive.
(e.g. name a Word document or any text file "Identification").
If you leave your jump drive in a lab, we will know who it
belongs to and contact you to return it!
Home Folder
As an alternative to keeping important school
work on your computer or external storage media, the Department
of Information Technology provides all students with personal
storage space on a network server. These folders, often referred
to as Home Folders, allow you to store and retrieve
your files using any computer connected to the Internet.
More importantly, the Home Folder server
is backed up every night, ensuring that you will never
lose any data.
How do I connect to my Home Folder?
Location/
Connection |
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How
to Access the Home Folder |
Otterbein Labs |
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The Home Folder will be the
Z drive. |
Resident Hall Connections |
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Off campus |
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Use Internet Explorer and go
to the following address:
ftp://ochome.otterbein.edu/students/YOURUSERNAME
Faculty and staff should enter:
ftp://ochome.otterbein.edu/faculty/YOURUSERNAME
At the log-on box, enter your
username and password. |
* e.g., John.Smith
Remember - the benefits of the Home Folder
can only be achieved if you use it.
Web Folder
Every member of the Otterbein community
has space on the Otterbein web server where they can
store and create web pages and other content. At the
moment, there is no limit on the number and size of
files stored.
How do I connect to my Web Folder?
Location/
Connection |
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How
to Access the Home Folder |
Otterbein Labs & Resident
Hall Connections |
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Off campus |
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Use Internet Explorer and go
to the following address:
ftp://students.otterbein.edu/YOURUSERNAME
Faculty and staff should enter:
ftp://faculty.otterbein.edu/YOURUSERNAME
At the log-on box, enter your
username and password. |
Important Security Note: Since anything you
save in your web folder can be downloaded from the Internet,
only store files you want to share. You wouldn't want to store
anything confidential or private in your web folder.
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