The P and M-drive migration has been completed.    Please note the following important information:

1. The first time you access the collab folder you may experience some slowness.  To correct the slowness, and to ensure proper access to the folder on G:\MAX-Filer\Collab\ , please take the following steps:

a. Log off your computer.

b. Log back in

c.  Reboot your computer

d. This only has to be done once per computer.

2. Please remember that if you don’t see a folder just email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it   and we will correct the problem.  No folders from projects and classes were deleted. We moved the folders to the new location and turned off access to the old location. 

3. Projects folders (P):  We only migrated the folders used since 2006.  If you need an older folder, just email service and we will migrate the folder to the G drive.

4. Class folders (M):  The current semester’s class folders were created on the new G drive at the beginning of the semester.  We only migrated a few folders from M drive that were modified this semester.  If you would like a class folder from a previous semester migrated to G drive, please email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

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Pursuant to our migration timetable, over the weekend we will be moving the Projects (P drive) drive over to the new drive called “Collab” (for collaboration).   The location of this drive is G:\MAX-Filer\Collab\.

Upon completion (which is expected to be by 11 p.m. on 12/15/2007), the P and M drives will no longer be available. 

ICT started using the Collab folder for class and projects folders (formally M and P drive) at the beginning of the fall semester so this is not new to many of you.  We will also be adding 4 folders within each requested folder that will add flexibility when organizing your folder or collaborating with others.  Below is a description of each of the folders

People who access the folder are divided into two groups:

--Administrators:  Typically, the folder owner plus anyone else who needs full read and write access to all other folders within the main folder.

--Users:  Users are typically students or anyone who is not an Administrator and only require read only access.

1. Admin folder - Has full rights read and write access to all folders within the main folder.

2. Drop Box folder - Users can "deposit" something in the folder, but cannot see inside the folder or remove anything from it.

3. Public folder - Users can read and write to the folder.

4. Distribution Materials folder - Users can only read items in the folder.  They cannot write to the folder or alter its contents.

It’s not necessary to use all the folders, but the folders represent most of the possible access scenarios one would need to collaborate with others.  If the folder is for private use, you can just use the admin folder to store data or create other folders.
If you have any questions regarding this, or need any help, please email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it