How to move your \\capitan\ shares to \\viu.int.viu.ca\

VIU has changed how it names shared drive addresses. Previously, VIU used the path \\capitan.mala.bc.ca\. This has changed to \\viu.int.viu.ca\. 

At a future date, the \\capitan drive path will be decommissioned. As such, it is a good idea to ensure your mapped share drives are using the current name.

Windows

Reminder: In order to either view or map share drives, you need to either be connected to campus internet, or to VIU's VPN service. Learn how to connect to VPN here: How to Connect to VPN

Identify your current shares and remove disconnected shares

1. Click ‘Start’ and type “This PC” and click ‘This PC’
2. Look under ‘Network locations’ you should see your share mappings:
   note: Depending on which instructions you followed you may see your CAPITAN Shares start with “\\capitan\” or “\\capitan.mala.bc.ca\”. This is expected.
   Anything that starts with “\\viu\” or “\\viu.int.viu.ca\” is already mapped accurately and can be ignored.
3. If you find any drives with a red 'X', do the following:
   1. Double click on each share with a red ‘x’ to see if it reconnects, if you see an error like this:
      
      It means the share does not exist anymore and you can follow the next steps. If the share reconnects and you see files/folders there is no need to disconnect it.
   2. Right click the share
   3. Choose ‘Disconnect’
   4. The share should disappear and not come back
   5. Repeat these steps for any other disconnected shares
       
4. Now you should be left with only valid shares
5. To inventory them write down the highlighted information for each share. You can ignore your U: Drive:
6. Using the above example the list would look like this:
   Test_Share_2 (\\capitan\shares\t) (Y:)
   Test_Share_3 (\\capitan.mala.bc.ca\shares\t) (Z:)

Moving from CAPITAN to VIU Shares

1. Ignore your U: Drive, right click on each share you wrote down and choose ‘Disconnect’
2. Repeat until all the shares you wrote down are gone
3. To convert the shares you wrote down from CAPITAN to VIU do the following:
4. Example:
   Test_Share_2 (\\capitan\shares\t) (Y:)
   Test_Share_3 (\\capitan.mala.bc.ca\shares\t) (Z:)
   
   Change “\\capitan\” or “\\capitan.mala.bc.ca” to “\\viu.int.viu.ca\”
   
   Example:
   Test_Share_2 (\\viu.int.viu.ca\shares\t) (Y:)
   Test_Share_3 (\\viu.int.viu.ca\shares\t) (Z:)
5. Now follow the instructions at How to Map a Network share using your new VIU Share information
   
   Using the above examples the Share details would be:
   
   Test_Share_2 (\\viu.int.viu.ca\shares\t) (Y:)
   Drive Letter Selection: Y
   Folder Field: \\viu.int.viu.ca\shares\t\Test_Share_2
   
   Test_Share_3 (\\viu.int.viu.ca\shares\t) (Z:)
   Drive Letter Selection: Z
   Folder Field: \\viu.int.viu.ca\shares\t\Test_Share_3
   
   note: You will need to repeat the instructions once for each Share