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Mapping your Home Directory Mac OS X

For all versions of OSX (through 10.6 'Snow Leopard')

• From the top menu bar click Click Go -> Connect to Server
• In the Connect to Server window, in the Address box, enter:
  smb://netfiles.willamette.edu/username (where 'username' is your Willamette login name)
  • Hint: if you want to you can click the '+' icon on the right and add this to your Favorite Servers to save typing time in the future.
• Click Connect.
• A log in window should appear.
• Name: enter your Willamette username
• Password: enter your Willamette password.
• Click Connect.
• A folder with the contents of your home directory should now appear. If you close it you can still get to it from the Finder.
• Open Macintosh HD
• On the left side bar look in the Shared area.