UB File Services (UBFS)
Manage your files from Windows
Once you have mapped a drive you can manage your files as you do the other files on your computer.
Myfiles folders
The folders in Myfiles cannot be renamed.
- Public_html is the folder with your personal web page.
- Ubunix.home is the place holder for your ubunix home directory
- Ubunix
- store your Unix, Linux, or Mac files in this folder
- contains the folder Solaris (migrated from the old ubfs). It can be renamed or deleted.
- Windows
- is the folder for your windows files
- contains the folders nt and data (migrated from the old ubfs); may be renamed or deleted
Sharing files
- Right click on the file name and select Properties from the menu.
- Select the Security tab in the Properties window and choose Add.
- Enter your UBITName preceded by ad\ and your password.
- Type the UBITName (as ad\UBITName) of the person to whom you are giving access and select the permissions you want to give this user.
- Choose Apply to save the setting.
UBFS.VFMUser
UBFS.VFMUser is a system account that facilitates service for your folders.
Previous Versions
Every 6 hours a copy of each folder in Myfiles is made. Copies are made at 6am, noon, 6pm and midnight. The 8 most recent copies are available. To display a previous folder version:
- right click on the folder
- select the Properties tab
- click on a date/time to choose the folder version you want to open
To reactivate a particular file from an older folder, open the file and Save As to save it to a current folder.