Setup Network Drives on your PC - Windows 11

This article is intended for use by students who need to setup their Windows devices to connect to the G and H drives.

Network drives are storage devices connected to an IT network. The same way that a flash drive connects to your computer-the network drives are connected to the Law School network. You will have to connect to the Columbia U Secure network to access the Network Drives. The network drives are only accessible within the Law School buildings through the Columbia U Secure network for security purposes. If you would like to connect to the network drives from off campus, you will have to connect to Columbia VPN to simulate that you are on campus.

G Drive

The G drive is the name for the shared drive on the Law School IT network. Faculty, Staff, and Students all collaborate on the G drive. Folder access is granted by system administrators. Please follow the steps to connect the G drive to your Windows device:

On the taskbar, right-click the Start button.
Click the File Explorer shortcut.
Right-click the This PC shortcut.
Select the Show more options command.
Select the Map network drive... command.
Select the G Drive letter, from the drop-down menu.
In the Folder: text field, enter: \\lawsfprdfs01.adcu.columbia.edu\Groups
Deselect the Reconnect at sign-in checkbox.
Click the Finish button.
Enter:
Name: adcu\YourUNI
Password: YourUniPassword
Click the Remember my credentials checkbox.
Click the blue OK button.
Click the This PC shortcut.
Right-click the new Groups network drive.
Click the Show more options command.
Click the Create shortcut option.
Click the Yes button.
Right-click the newly created Groups shortcut located on your desktop.
Select the Show more options command.
Select the Rename command.
Enter: G Drive and press the Return key on your keyboard.
Use this shortcut to access the G Drive.

H Drive

The H drive is your personal space on the network. Only you have access to your H drive. We recommend saving your files to the H drive if you do not already have a secure storage space for your files. Contents of the H drive are saved every night. Please follow the steps to connect the H drive to your Windows device:

On the taskbar, right-click the Start button.
Click the File Explorer shortcut.
Right-click the This PC shortcut.
Select the Show more options command.
Select the Map network drive... command.
Select the H Drive letter, from the drop-down menu.
In the Folder: text field, enter: \\lawprdfs02.adcu.columbia.edu\Students
Deselect the Reconnect at sign-in checkbox.
Click the Finish button.
Enter:
Name: adcu\YourUNI
Password: YourUniPassword
Click the Remember my credentials checkbox.
Click the blue OK button.
Click the This PC option.
Right-click the new Students network drive.
Select the Show more options command.
Click the Create shortcut option.
Click the Yes button.
Right-click the newly created Students shortcut located on your desktop.
Select the Show more options command.
Select the Rename command.
Enter H Drive and press the Enter key on your keyboard.
Use this shortcut to access your H Drive.