Help Desk

Student Personal File Space

Magenta User -- Personal Student Data -- 50 MB Limit

Creating a Personal Storage Folder:

Students should visit the Computer Account Management System to request a personal storage folder.

You can also visit any of the Computer Services Open-Access Labs for assistance in setting up your Magenta folder.

Connecting to a Personal Storage Folder:

To view files stored in your Magenta directory, you will need to access your Magenta folder by one of the following methods:

• On Windows
• Click on the Start button, usually located at the bottom, left-hand corner of your screen.
• Select Run
• Type \\magenta.missouristate.edu\user\LETTER\PublicID
• LETTER denotes the first letter of your PublicID
• PublicID denotes your full PublicID, which is the first part of your email address

• On Macintosh OS X 10
  • In the menu bar at the top of the screen, click Go and then Connect to Server
  • In the address bar provided, type smb://magenta.missouristate.edu/user/LETTER/PublicID
  • LETTER denotes the first letter of your PublicID
  • PublicID denotes your full PublicID, which is the first part of your email address
  • Type in your credentials
  • Workgroup or Domain should be SGF
  • Name should be your PrivateID
  • Password should be the same password you use to log into email or onto Missouri State computers

• On Linux
• Open your favorite file browser and go to smb://magenta.missouristate.edu/user/LETTER/PublicID
• LETTER denotes the first letter of your PublicID
• PublicID denotes your full PublicID, which is the first part of your email address
• Type in your credentials (these fields may appear differently depending on your distribution)
• Username is your PrivateID
• Domain is SGF or SGF.EDUBEAR.NET
• Password should be the same password you use to log into email or onto Missouri State computers

Uploading Files to Personal Storage:

Personal web storage is available for students and contains a fixed amount of file storage space that is not viewable over a web browser. Files may be uploaded and downloaded from anywhere in the world through the use of your PrivateID\Password combination and a web browser that supports FTP like Internet Explorer 6 and 7. You may also use a FTP client to perform the file transfer to the storage server, such as FireFTP with Firefox.

Restrictions on Personal Storage:

The amount available in each folder is measured and strictly controlled. If your Magenta folder exceeds the allowed size, it will automatically be set to a Read-Only mode where you will be unable to save new or even existing documents to that folder. You will need to remove some documents from your folder before it can be reset. Once the folder is below the allotted size limit, it will take about 30 minutes for it to reset and documents to no longer be Read-Only.

Even if your Magenta folder is locked to Read-Only, you can still open documents within that folder and save them to a different location, such as the Desktop or a JumpDrive.