H: Drive
- 1. H: Drive & W: Drive Web Space The new server environment provides users with an automatically backed-up home (or H:) drive and web space (also known as the W: drive). If you click on “My Computer” on your desktop, you can see a visual representation of these drives under “Network Drives.” Your H drive is also visible as a drive icon on your desktop as “Your name” The H: drive is your secure personal server space, where you may locate documents you want to be accessible from other network locations or remotely (see below). All documents in your “My Documents” folder will be backed-up on the H: drive when you login and periodically during the day. Your machine must be turned on and connected to the network for the back up to run. Your new W: drive is web space serves your web pages to the general public. You may add web pages to the server via drag-and-drop methods on the desktop, or you may use FTP. The naming scheme for your web space is: http://web.wilkes.edu/userid/ To create your personal website, an index.htm page and basic knowledge of website architecture and design is required. If you need assistance, contact the Help Desk.