Home Directory (H Drive) Information

Information about using FileWay  

Login to your home directory using FileWay

Your student H drive or Home Directory is simply a folder, or storage area, that is located on a network server.

• Provides access to your files from basically any computer on campus or off campus.
• Helps prevent loss of data if the local computer you are working on crashes or has a hard disk fail.
• Secure - The data does not get erased until you delete it, because it isn't stored on the local computer; it’s on the server. No one but you can gain access to your files.
• In order to gain access to your Home Directory you must first activate your network account. 

On-Campus: When you log on to a computer on any Madison Area Technical College campus with your user name and password, you will be automatically connected to your home directory.

Off-Campus: Access your home directory using FileWay.   

Important Changes and Updates: Fall 2011

Students can access their home directories from off-campus using a new and improved system - FileWay. 

New home directories for students were created in August.

Student home directories are maintained on a new and improved network storage location.

Help?

• your Home Directory (H Drive) Handout: see on-campus and FileWay information (PDF, 382 KB)
• Click the FileWay Help button or access FileWay Help online
• Using your H Drive (home directory) Tutorial - see on campus information
• Using your H Drive (home directory) Tutorial Handout - see on campus information (PDF, 593 KB)
• Using your H Drive (home directory) Tutorial Text - see on campus information (RTF, 77 KB)
• Contact the Student Computer Help Desk  
• Accessing your archived files (saved prior to the Fall 2011 semester).