1. Lab Rules
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- NO food or drink at the workstation.
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You may keep a capped water bottle on the floor if you’d like.
Food must be eaten in the cafeteria or in the hall.
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- Fully log out of the computer when leaving
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Unsaved projects or documents will prevent logout from completing. You should see the main login screen before you go.
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- Leave the workstation in a clean state
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You are sharing this workstation with others. Remove any paper or other materials.
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- Remember to retrieve any USB drives or cables that belong to you.
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Make sure any utility blades (X-acto knives) are kept sheathed when not in use.
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Report technical problems promptly to pwhite@mercy.edu or via Zoom room.
2. Logging in to stations
STUDENTS and FACULTY should use their full Mercy email address and password to log in to computers in Digital Arts labs (Victory Hall 122, 203, 204, 208, 215) as well as satellite stations (Hudson Hall 214, Dorm NW133).
3. Accessing files
3.1. Campus File Server
Once logged in, you should see the following three drives on the desktop.
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IF YOU DON’T SEE these drives and folders
Connecting to the server
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- Digiarts-Home-folders
Within this shared drive you will find a private folder for each student. To find yours, look for your Mercy user name.
Within your personal folder, you will find a “My-Stuff” folder (See picture on right). Store all school work inside this folder. It will be available throughout your stay in the major.
| The My-Stuff folder is the ONLY area that is private to you. Anything that is left outside this folder is visible to anyone and could potentially be deleted. |
- MTEC-Classes (Music Production)
- CART-Classes (Design+Animation)
In these shared drives, you should find a folder for each lab class. Choose the drive that matches your major.
You should have access to the folder for each class in which you are enrolled. If you do not, please notify pwhite@mercy.edu right away. Indicate your Mercy Mavericks login name and the class that you are having a problem with.
Within each class folder, you will find additional folders. The use of these folders is up to each instructor.
- Pick-up-here
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Your instructor may place assignments, media, test prep, etc.
- Drop-off-here
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Your instructor may ask you to deposit homework, projects, etc. in here. Note that this folder is a "drop box" (not to be confused with DropBox accounts). This means that you can drop files in but may not open the folder or see what’s inside. You will receive a warning to that effect when you drop a file. This is normal.
If there is more than one section for a class (A, B, C), there will be a separate Drop-off-here folder for each section.
- Instructor-only
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Private folder for the instructor. Not accessible to students.
- Collaboration
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This is a folder that is open to all and may be used for group projects and collaboration with classmates or with your instructor.
3.2. Files in the Cloud
Microsoft OneDrive (free with Mercy email)
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Your student Mercy email account includes 50GB (updated 11/2024) of space on a personal cloud drive (Microsoft OneDrive).
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Connect from your Mercy mail web page (or a OneDrive app on your personal Mac, PC, phone or tablet).
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Use your Mercy email credentials to log in.
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Manage this space carefully so you don’t run out.
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Regularly delete unneeded files and remember to empty the "Recycle Bin"
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IT Helpdesk will consider providing additional space only if you have followed these regular steps.
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| If you want access to files from devices outside the labs, get used to copying to your OneDrive before you leave a workstation. |