Personal Disk Space Connection
Penn State Erie Computer Center
P: Drive Web Connection (Beta)
(http://pdrive.bd.psu.edu/)
(alternate browsers see note below)
Mac Users (faculty and students) (VPN now required)
Mac Connection (OSX)
Linux Users (faculty and students)
IE7 Note: IE7 users on XP may be prompted twice for your access account credentials.
Alternate Browsers: Internet Explorer on Windows provides WRITE capability via drag and drop. Other browsers provide only read capability with a 'directory browsing' view.
Notice: 11/15/2004: The "Hidden" attribute must be removed for all files on your Pdrive prior to copying from the Web Connect. This attribute must be de-selected while mapped to P: drive on-campus. Any file with the "Hidden" attribute will be ignored during a file copy attempt. To remove the "Hidden" attribute from a file...In Windows Explorer please take steps to Show all files ...then: Right click the file.. choose Properties..and deselect the check box.
10/1/2004: Files generated by JBuilder have been identified as having an issue when attempting to copy to or from the P: Drive Web Connection. This is due to the xxxx.java~x~ file extension. Either rename or zip these files to copy to the P: Drive Web Connect.
Configuration Notes:
You may be prompted to accept or deny a Security Certificate to access your P: drive space. Please choose YES to accept this certificate. You may also choose to View Certificate and then Install Certificate to avoid being prompted each time you access your P: drive via the web. This certificate ensures that your communication with your P: drive is encrypted and secure.
A VPN connection is not required (via this web connection method) to access your P: drive from a third party ISP , PSU modems, or on-campus dorms. (VPN is required for MAC connections)
If you are experiencing problems with the Web Connect.. please update your Windows XP installation with the following update: Web Folder Update from Microsoft
For questions: mailto:L-BDITHELP@LISTS.PSU.EDU