Open_Share_Emptied_on_Sunday is a location on the research server where you can copy and paste files so that they are accessable to anyone else within the firewall. Put the files inside the temp directory.
How do you access this?
If you are using a computer that is not maintained by IT, you need to connect manually.
If you are using a computer that is maintained by IT, a.k.a. on the domain, where you log in with your KID and system password, you should connect automatically.
These two methods are described below.
From a PC, either mount a network drive or open a directory and paste into the address bar of an open window:
Windows: \\research-cifs.nyumc.org\research
Mac: smb://research-cifs.nyumc.org/research
User: nyumc\yourKerberosID
Note that you have to type "nyumc\".
For those with high speed access, alternative server: \\gpfs-shares.nyumc.org\microscopy_core
Method to paste into the address bar of an open window:
Method to map a network drive:
For windows 10, you may need to click on the Network button in the left menu to mount the drive.
When you are done, log out of account to disconnect the share.
If you cannot connect, try logging out and logging back in.
Command line alternative to logging out:
open cmd window
net use
net use * /d (to disconnect -- and name of acct instead of * which deletes all)
https://www.google.com/search?q=win10+net+syntax for more info
If you log in to your computer using KID, you should have access directly to your home directory H: and the research server R:
On a Mac, the drives are not lettered.
If you go a directory up from your lab directory on the research server, you will see Openshares.
For instance, my connection looks like this:
If you do not see the connection to research server with Open Share and the labs spaces you have access to, you need to contact IT to fix this. You can do this by contacting your local IT expert or filing a ticket online.
Uh, oh, my files have disappeared. What is this .symlink?
You cannot find your files because MCIT automatically archives files greater than 100MB which are not used for a year. Your files have been sent to tape.
This is from their web pages:
"Archived Data Recall
NYU Langone uses a product called Komprise to automatically archive (move to tape) data that has not been touched in over a year.
When a file is moved to tape, a stub called a symlink is left behind that has the original filename but a different extension and appears to take up little or no space. Under some circumstances you can double-click the file and it will be retrieved from tape, but it will take much longer than opening an unarchived file. In some cases it won’t open at all and that’s an instance where you should reach out to MCIT using this form. Another reason why you might need MCIT to do this for you is if you want to retrieve entire directories of files."
