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Alternate access to S: drive

For machines with no AFS error message and no S: drive listed
  1. Select Start Menu > Programs > WinSCP3 > WinSCP

  2. Enter the following on the WinSCP Login screen:
    • Host name = gl.umbc.edu
    • Username = your UMBC username
    • Password = your UMBC password
    • Click 'Login'

    WinSCP Login

  3. Click 'Yes' on the Warning message

    Warning Message

  4. Right pane of the next screen is your S: drive. You can drag/drop documents from your S: drive to 'My Documents' in the left pane (you can also drag/drop documents from 'My Documents' in the left pane to your S: drive in the right pane)

    S: Drive

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