ACCC WebDisks - Access your files from anywhere on the net!

Introduction
ACCC WebDisks is a system that allows you to store your files on-line so that they are always easily accessible from any internet connected computer. No more disks, CDs, or flash drives - just upload and retrieve from anywhere in the world!

In addition to making your files easily accessible you can use WebDisks in conjunction with the Blackboard Content System (BbCS) to grant access to the files that you have uploaded; you can grant access to one user or to many users with a few simple clicks!! You can post documents, webpages, datasets, presentations - anything that you can imagine can be stored in your WebDisk!

The files are stored on the ACCC's central server and backed up daily. Everyone affiliated with the University has an automatic 100 MB of storage space and can access their WebDisk from many different computers, or through a web client!

All faculty support for WebDisks is handled through the ITL - if you have questions about using the system, or would like more information please send an email to itl@uic.edu.

The Details
WebDisks uses a technology called "WebDAV," which is an internet standard for sharing files that is supported by Microsoft, Apple, and the Open Source community. A WebDAV server is a web server with the ability to upload files as well as download them.

WebDisks can be accessed any way you like - you can choose to use the webclient (in which case practically any computer with an internet connection and a webbrowser would be sufficient), or you can choose to use any number of WebDAV clients designed for use with multiple different operating systems to access your files. If you use the WebDAV client method you can have your files appear to be a local disk drive, a network place, a mounted filesystem, or whatever else you choose!

For more details on using WebDisks please select your Operating System from the links in the left hand navigation.

How to Get Started with your WebDisk
Anyone with an active netid at UIC already has a WebDisk. In order to login to the system using the web client through the BbCS just visit:

http://webdisks.uic.edu

and login using your UIC netid and ACCC Common Password. After logging in you will see a tab labeled "Content System". Click on the tab and you are ready to begin uploading and sharing your files!

For detailed instructions on how to set up desktop WedDAV folders in your specific operating system please click on the links to the left.

Once again, all faculty support for WebDisks is handled through the ITL - if you have questions about using the system, or would like more information please send an email to itl@uic.edu.

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