Connecting quickly to a shared disk

By making an alias for a shared disk, you can connect to that disk by simply opening the alias.

1.Connect to a shared disk.

See the section on connecting to a shared disk in this chapter.

2.Select the shared disk icon.

3.Choose Make Alias from the File menu.

4.Put the alias in a convenient location and rename it if you wish.

5.Next time you want to connect to the shared disk, open the alias you created in step 3.

6.If you originally connected to the shared disk as a registered user, a message appears. Type your password.

If you connected to the shared disk as a guest, this message does not appear.

The shared disk icon appears on your desktop.

If the shared disk is on a computer that is turned off, or if there is a problem with the network, you’ll see a message.

Connecting automatically when you start up

You can connect automatically to one or more shared disks whenever you turn on your computer.

1.Connect to the computer that has the shared disk you want to open.

See the section on connecting to a shared disk in this chapter.

2.Click the checkbox next to the name of the shared disk.

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of these

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buttons to

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indicate

 

 

 

whether

 

 

 

you want to

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enter your

 

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password

 

 

at startup.

 

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Click a box to connect automatically when you start up your computer.

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