How to Map a Shared Drive (Network Drive) on a Mac

Overview

This article outlines how to map a shared drive, or network drive, on all versions of macOS.

Instructions
  1. From the Go menu, choose Connect to Server.

image showing "Go" dropdown menu with "Connect to Server..." box outlined.

 

  1. In the Server Address field, enter the path to the network drive you want to map. For example, to map the CTS-Staff network drive, type in smb://osw-fs1/oswegoshares
  •  osw-fs1 is the name of the server and oswegoshares is the name of the shared folder. Click Connect.

image showing "Connect To Server" Window.

 

  1. In the Name and Password field, type in your Laker NetID@cts-domain and password, respectively. Click Connect. Your shared drive will open upon completion.

image showing Authentication Window.

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