Dana Medical Library

Managing Files on NetID (Zoo)

Your NetID (Zoo) account is a safe place to keep all of your computer files. It is easy to move or copy files to or from your zoo account from computers connected to the UVM network or the Internet.

Accessing NetID (Zoo) files at the library

To access existing files on NetID (Zoo):

• Locate the desktop icon to "map a drive to zoo".
  
• Double click this icon and a box will come up asking you to "enter your username"
  
• The next window will ask for your password. Click "submit"
  
• A box will then open asking you to save your documents to G:. Click ok
  
• You will see "username on zoofiles (G:)" as a choice when looking for a place to open from or save to.

Accessing NetID (Zoo) files from your computer

On Campus

• Click on My Computer.
• Next select Tools->Map Network Drive.. from the My Computer menu.
• Accept the default Drive: letter; G: in the example below, or select one of your choice.
• Enter \\zoosecure\your net id in the box labeled "network folder" and click on finish.
• When prompted, enter your net id and password to logon (This is the same logon you use for the library computers).
• You can now open or save files from any program as you would at the library.

Off Campus

1. Open Secure Shell File Transfer Client
2. Click Profiles and select Edit Profiles
3. In Host Name box type: uvm.edu
4. In User Name box type: your zoo name. Click OK.
5. Click Quick Connect. You will be prompted for your NetID password. Enter it and click OK
6. Once connected, the folders on your computer will appear in the left frame and your NetID folders in the right frame.
7. You can now copy files from one location to the other by clicking on them and dragging them to the target folder in the opposite frame.
8. To disconnect from the server, click on the disconnect icon