{"id":723,"date":"2025-09-22T13:58:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/?p=723"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:37:05","slug":"departmental-file-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/departmental-file-shares\/","title":{"rendered":"Departmental File Shares"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4a938530 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><strong>While ITS is happy to create file shares, we recommend considering using a Microsoft Team or a SharePoint site for quicker access, more storage,&nbsp;and easier user management.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">If you need help deciding if a File Share or a Team is best for your needs, please contact the Help Desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.clarku.edu\/file-share-request\/\"><strong>Click here to request a departmental share<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each user can map a drive to access their departmental file share from on campus (or from off campus using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/virtual-private-network-vpn\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/virtual-private-network-vpn\/\">VPN<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarkuedu.atlassian.net\/wiki\/external\/YmFhYzBlMjY3OTc5NDUyODliNTA3YzUwMjlkYzc4NTc\">Click here for instructions on connecting to file shares on a Windows computer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarkuedu.atlassian.net\/wiki\/external\/N2I3YjZmNWU0Y2FhNDBmNWE0ZDdkNzU0N2Q3MjczMmU\">Click here for instructions on connecting to file shares on a Mac computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/information-technology-services\/microsoft-teams\/\">Microsoft Teams<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While ITS is happy to create file shares, we recommend considering using a Microsoft Team or a SharePoint site for quicker access, more storage,&nbsp;and easier user management.&nbsp; If you need help deciding if a File Share or a Team is best for your needs, please contact the Help Desk. 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