Frequently Asked Questions About "WebFiles"

Q: What is "WebFiles"?  I've never heard of it and/or don't know what it's for.

A: WebFiles is storage space allocated to each student, staff/faculty member and student organization enabling them to maintain a website. 

Student --> http://www.student.richmond.edu/~netid

Faculty/Staff --> http://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~netid

Student Organization --> http://studentorg.richmond.edu/orgname

Q: How do I access my new WebFiles storage?

A: After you login to the University network, WebFiles can be reached via this path:
\\webfiles\users\<letter>\<netid> where <letter> is the first letter of your netid. 

For example, someone with a netid of "zjones" would have a WebFiles account accessible at \\webfiles\users\z\zjones.

If you are managing a student organization, the path will be:
\\webfiles\org\<orgname> where <orgname> may be an abbreviation of your student organization.  Student organization leaders receive this information at the beginning of the semester.

Student --> \\webfiles\users\<letter>\<netid>

Faculty/Staff --> \\webfiles\users\<letter>\<netid>

Student Organization --> \\webfiles\org\<orgname>

Useful Resources

• Mounting Your WebFiles Storage (PC, Mac)
• Manually Access WebFiles (PC, Mac)

Q: What are the features of my "WebFiles" storage?

A: Each user is provide with a WebFiles directory structured as follows:

Q: I use a Web site editing application to update my Web site. May I continue to use this application?

A: Yes, you may continue to use Web site editing applications such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Contribute, etc. When using FrontPage, there are some features that are prohibited (i.e., page counters). See the referenced documents above for instruction on how to modify your Web editing software settings.